lib: bitmap: make the start index of bitmap_clear unsigned
The compiler can generate slightly smaller and simpler code when it
knows that "start" is non-negative.
Also, use the names "start" and "len" for the two parameters for
consistency with bitmap_set.
Signed-off-by: Rasmus Villemoes <linux@rasmusvillemoes.dk>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
diff --git a/include/linux/bitmap.h b/include/linux/bitmap.h
index ad2c67d..83c1c7d 100644
--- a/include/linux/bitmap.h
+++ b/include/linux/bitmap.h
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
extern int __bitmap_weight(const unsigned long *bitmap, unsigned int nbits);
extern void bitmap_set(unsigned long *map, unsigned int start, int len);
-extern void bitmap_clear(unsigned long *map, int start, int nr);
+extern void bitmap_clear(unsigned long *map, unsigned int start, int len);
extern unsigned long bitmap_find_next_zero_area(unsigned long *map,
unsigned long size,
unsigned long start,