# Re: \[PATCH v4 01/12\] powerpc: Add \#defs for paca-\>soft\_enabled flags

- From: Madhavan Srinivasan \<hidden\>
- Date: 2016-12-21 03:22:24 
- List: linuxppc-dev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linuxppc-dev/2016/12/9494437
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linuxppc-dev/2016/12/9494376/t.md

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On Tuesday 20 December 2016 01:01 PM, Balbir Singh wrote:
> <snip>
>>
>> +/*
>> + * flags for paca->soft_enabled
>> + */
>> +#define IRQ_DISABLE_MASK_NONE    1
>> +#define IRQ_DISABLE_MASK_LINUX    0
>> +
>
> Isn't one just the complement of the other?
>
Yes. But these are initial cleanup patchs and in subsequent
patches we will reuse these as mask bits instead of flag.

Maddy


> Balbir
>
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