Re: [PATCH v1 1/1] bitops: Share BYTES_TO_BITS() for everyone

From: Andy Shevchenko
Date: Wed Sep 06 2023 - 10:54:57 EST


On Wed, Sep 06, 2023 at 04:40:39PM +0200, Alexander Lobakin wrote:
> From: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2023 16:21:30 +0300
> > On Fri, Aug 25, 2023 at 04:49:07PM +0200, Alexander Lobakin wrote:
> >> From: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2023 15:37:28 +0300
> >>
> >>> It may be new callers for the same macro, share it.
> >>>
> >>> Note, it's unknown why it's represented in the current form instead of
> >>> simple multiplication and commit 1ff511e35ed8 ("tracing/kprobes: Add
> >>> bitfield type") doesn't explain that neither. Let leave it as is and
> >>> we may improve it in the future.
> >>
> >> Maybe symmetrical change in tools/ like I did[0] an aeon ago?
> >
> > Hmm... Why can't you simply upstream your version? It seems better than mine.
>
> It was a part of the Netlink bigint API which is a bit on hold for now
> (I needed this macro available treewide).
> But I can send it as standalone if you're fine with that.

I'm fine. Yury?

> >> [0]
> >> https://github.com/alobakin/linux/commit/fd308001fe6d38837fe820427209a6a99e4850a8

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko