linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Fix calculus of bitmap_scnprintf

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Date:	Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:13:26 -0500
From:	Paul Jackson <pj@....com>
To:	WANG Cong <xiyou.wangcong@...il.com>
Cc:	bert.wesarg@...glemail.com, mingo@...e.hu,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, torvalds@...ux-foundation.org,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, travis@....com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Fix calculus of bitmap_scnprintf_len()

Bert wrote:
> The function bitmap_scnprintf_len() is currently not used

Paul Jackson wrote:
> How about we just remove that function?

WANG Cong wrote:
> I am afraid no. See:
> 
> include/linux/cpumask.h:292:    return bitmap_scnprintf_len(len);

Good point.


Then how about we also remove from cpumask.h:

#define cpumask_scnprintf_len(len) \
                        __cpumask_scnprintf_len((len))
static inline int __cpumask_scnprintf_len(int len)
{
        return bitmap_scnprintf_len(len);
}

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