Re: [PATCH 0/6] Don't use BIT() macro in UAPI headers

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Christoph Hellwig <hch@infradead.org>
Date
2021-05-24 11:47:39
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Joe Richey, 2021-05-20
On Thu, May 20, 2021 at 03:43:37AM -0700, Joe Richey wrote:
This patch series changes all UAPI uses of BIT() to just be open-coded.
However, there really should be a check for this in checkpatch.pl
Currently, the script actually _encourages_ users to use the BIT macro
even if adding things to UAPI.
Yes.  In fact it should warn about BIT() in general.  It is totally
pointless obsfucation that doesn't even save any typing at all.

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