[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 11/24] rte_mbuf.h: avoid warnings from inadvertant promotion

[Thomas Monjalon]

12/05/2018 03:59, Andy Green:
> @@ -836,8 +836,9 @@ rte_mbuf_refcnt_update(struct rte_mbuf *m, int16_t value)
>  	 * reference counter can occur.
>  	 */
>  	if (likely(rte_mbuf_refcnt_read(m) == 1)) {
> -		rte_mbuf_refcnt_set(m, 1 + value);
> -		return 1 + value;
> +		++value;
> +		rte_mbuf_refcnt_set(m, value);
> +		return value;
>  	}

I don't understand what it is fixing.
Please could you explain or show the GCC warning?