Will bit-shift by zero bits work correctly?

Question

Say I have a function like this:

inline int shift( int what, int bitCount )
{
    return what >> bitCount;
}

It will be called from diffe

Answer 1

According to K&R "The result is undefined if the right operand is negative, or greater than or equal to the number of bits in the left expression's type." (A.7.8) Therefore >> 0 is the identity right shift and perfectly legal.