linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 5/7] Alter get_order() so that it can make use of ilog2() on a constant [try #3]

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Date:	Thu, 14 Sep 2006 12:52:04 +0100
From:	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
To:	Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>
Cc:	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>, torvalds@...l.org,
	akpm@...l.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-arch@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/7] Alter get_order() so that it can make use of ilog2() on a constant [try #3] 

Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au> wrote:

> After this patch, you don't need to include <linux/compiler.h> any more
> (and, in fact, the file ends up essentially empty).

True.  I could possibly delete the whole file, depending on who else has
designs on it.

> Is there a good reason to move this function out of asm-generic/page.h?

So that all the general log2-based functions are grouped together was what I
was thinking (at least their primary interfaces).

David
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