[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] net/virtio-user: fix implicit int to enum conversion
Stephen Hemminger
stephen at networkplumber.org
Thu Jun 23 22:51:14 CEST 2016
On Thu, 23 Jun 2016 07:40:20 +0000
Jianfeng Tan <jianfeng.tan at intel.com> wrote:
> Implicit int to enum conversion is not allowed when icc is used as
> the compiler. It raises the compiling error like,
> /.../dpdk/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user/vhost_user.c(257):
> error #188: enumerated type mixed with another type
> msg.request = req;
> ^
>
> The fix is simple, aka make such conversion explicit.
>
> Fixes: 6a84c37e3975 ("net/virtio-user: add vhost-user adapter layer")
>
> Signed-off-by: Jianfeng Tan <jianfeng.tan at intel.com>
> ---
> drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user/vhost_user.c | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user/vhost_user.c b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user/vhost_user.c
> index 95e80f8..e2772d5 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user/vhost_user.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user/vhost_user.c
> @@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ vhost_user_sock(int vhostfd, uint64_t req, void *arg)
>
> PMD_DRV_LOG(INFO, "%s", vhost_msg_strings[req]);
>
> - msg.request = req;
> + msg.request = (enum vhost_user_request)req;
> msg.flags = VHOST_USER_VERSION;
> msg.size = 0;
>
Why not just just change API, to use enum? This would move type checking
out to the user.
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