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    tracing: Fix sparse warning with is_signed_type() macro · 418c59e4
    Steven Rostedt authored
    
    
    Sparse complains when is_signed_type() is used on a pointer.
    This macro is needed for the format output used for ftrace
    and perf, to know if a binary field is a signed type or not.
    The is_signed_type() macro is used against all fields that are
    recorded by events to automate the operation.
    
    The problem sparse has is with the current way is_signed_type()
    works:
    
      ((type)-1 < 0)
    
    If "type" is a poiner, than sparse does not like it being compared
    to an integer (zero). The simple fix is to just give zero the
    same type. The runtime result stays the same.
    
    Reported-by: default avatarRobert Jarzmik <robert.jarzmik@free.fr>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarSteven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
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