Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 21 Feb 2008 22:38:31 +0000 | From | Al Viro <> | Subject | Re: __bitwise versus __bitwise__ [Was: [PATCH] mac80211: check endianness/types in sparse runs] |
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On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 11:32:39PM +0100, Sam Ravnborg wrote: > Al - can I ask you to explain the difference between __bitwise > and __bitwise__ as used by the kernel.
__bitwise__ - to be used for relatively compact stuff (gfp_t, etc.) that is mostly warning-free and is supposed to stay that way. Warnings will be generated without __CHECK_ENDIAN__.
__bitwise - noisy stuff; in particular, __le*/__be* are that. We really don't want to drown in noise unless we'd explicitly asked for it.
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