checkpatch: try to avoid mask and shift errors
Shift has a higher precedence that mask so warn when a mask then shift operation is done without parentheses around the mask. This test works well for a right shift, but the left shift is pretty commonly done correctly so only warn on the right shift. Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
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