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Subject: RE: [PATCH v10 1/3] lib: Add strongly typed 64bit int_sqrt
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From: Crt Mori
> Sent: 21 December 2017 13:18
...
> >         unsigned int i;
> 
> i can be u8. And I will still use explicit typing.

u8 will add extra code, unsigned int is good.
'x' needs to be u32, 'y' and 'b' could be larger.

I was testing in userspace.

...
> This part above looks like FLS
It also does the rest of the required shifts.

...
> This one indeed works. I did some more testing this morning and I am
> fine with either.
> 
> So question is: Do I make change as per David's suggestion with his
> sign-off, or leave the version it was before the change?

If you generate the actual patch I can add an appropriate sign-off
(or whatever is needed).

	David