On Tue, 16 Jan 2024 12:33:48 +0000 "Tummala, Sivaprasad" <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > Not sure why cast is even needed, assigning uint32_t to uint16_t is > > > not going to generate a warning with current compiler settings. > > > > > > > I was assuming compiler will complain when assigning uint32_t to uint16_t, > > but it > > seems '-Wconversion' compiler flag is required for this warning. > > Enabling this flag for DPDK build causes lots of warnings, I wonder if we > > should add > > a new buildtype in meson that enables this flag. > > > > > > And except from compiler warning, I think it is good to keep explicit cast > > where > > assignment can cause change of value. This at worst can work as > > documentation > > that assignment between different types done intentionally. > > I would prefer to keep the explicit conversion for consistency. > Please let me know if you think otherwise. Keep it, but casts are often a source of bug. They defeat type checking, and often not needed.
