Re: [PATCH] trivial treewide: Convert dev_set_uevent_suppress argument to bool | linux-s390 | Ratatoskr

[PATCH] trivial treewide: Convert dev_set_uevent_suppress argument to bool · Joe Perches <joe@perches.com> · 2016-09-01
Re: [PATCH] trivial treewide: Convert dev_set_uevent_suppress argument to bool · Bart Van Assche <hidden> · 2016-09-02
Re: [PATCH] trivial treewide: Convert dev_set_uevent_suppress argument to bool · Joe Perches <joe@perches.com> · 2016-09-02
Re: [PATCH] trivial treewide: Convert dev_set_uevent_suppress argument to bool · Bart Van Assche <hidden> · 2016-09-02
Re: [PATCH] trivial treewide: Convert dev_set_uevent_suppress argument to bool · Joe Perches <joe@perches.com> · 2016-09-02
Re: [PATCH] trivial treewide: Convert dev_set_uevent_suppress argument to bool · Bart Van Assche <hidden> · 2016-09-02
Re: [PATCH] trivial treewide: Convert dev_set_uevent_suppress argument to bool · Joe Perches <joe@perches.com> · 2016-09-02

Re: [PATCH] trivial treewide: Convert dev_set_uevent_suppress argument to bool

From: Bart Van Assche <hidden>
Date: 2016-09-02 00:47:34
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On 09/01/16 13:11, Joe Perches wrote:

Assigning an int to a bitfield:1 can lose precision.
Change the caller argument uses from 1/0 to true/false.

Hello Joe,

Can you clarify how assigning 0 or 1 to a one-bit bitfield can cause a 
loss of precision?

Thanks,

Bart.