Re: [tip:core/locking] locking, x86: Slightly shorten __ticket_spin_trylock()

[Linus Torvalds]

On Wed, 2 Dec 2009, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> 
> So stop making excuses. Just admit that 'bool' was wrong, and you made a 
> fundamental mistake in choosing it. The fact is, the compiler can do 
> whatever the hell it does, which is not necessarily sensible with any 
> other type. 'bool' really is special.

Btw, even if gcc just treats 'bool' as 'char' (which is the sane thing to 
do on x86 anyway - I don't see why it should ever do anything else), we 
actually mess up in the kernel and make that type confusion even worse.

Do this:

	git grep typedef.*bool

and then do this:

	git grep 'define bool'

and then sit down and cry silently.

		Linus
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