linux-ext4 - Re: [patch 1/1] ext4: use proper little-endian bitops

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Date:	Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:51:22 +0200 (CEST)
From:	Lukas Czerner <lczerner@...hat.com>
To:	Akinobu Mita <akinobu.mita@...il.com>
cc:	Lukas Czerner <lczerner@...hat.com>, amir73il@...il.com,
	xiaoqiangnk@...il.com, akpm@...ux-foundation.org, tytso@....edu,
	linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org, adilger.kernel@...ger.ca
Subject: Re: [patch 1/1] ext4: use proper little-endian bitops

On Fri, 29 Jul 2011, Akinobu Mita wrote:

> 2011/7/29 Lukas Czerner <lczerner@...hat.com>:
> 
> >> diff -puN fs/ext4/ext4.h~ext4-use-proper-little-endian-bitops fs/ext4/ext4.h
> >> --- a/fs/ext4/ext4.h~ext4-use-proper-little-endian-bitops
> >> +++ a/fs/ext4/ext4.h
> >> @@ -931,12 +931,13 @@ struct ext4_inode_info {
> >>  #define test_opt2(sb, opt)           (EXT4_SB(sb)->s_mount_opt2 & \
> >>                                        EXT4_MOUNT2_##opt)
> >>
> >> -#define ext4_set_bit                 __test_and_set_bit_le
> >> +#define ext4_test_and_set_bit                __test_and_set_bit_le
> >> +#define ext4_set_bit                 __set_bit_le
> >>  #define ext4_set_bit_atomic          ext2_set_bit_atomic
> > We can remove this since it is not used anywhere and it is just a macro
> > for test_and_set_bit_le() anyway.
> 
> Amir Goldstein requested not to remove it because ext4 snapshot patches is
> using ext4_set_bit_atomic(), although I really don't know about the status of
> mainline inclusion.

It is not anywhere near inclusion. Moreover it is using
__test_and_set_bit_le, but the name does not really imply *test*.
So please, just remove it and when Amir is going to
need it someday he might add proper define with the proper name using
the proper set, or test_and_set functions.

Thanks!
-Lukas

> 
> > Other than that it looks good. You can add my
> >
> > Reviewed-by: Lukas Czerner <lczerner@...hat.com>
> 
> Thanks.
> 

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