netdev - RE: [PATCH 0071/1285] Replace numeric parameter like 0444 with macro

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Date:	Wed, 3 Aug 2016 15:47:14 +0000
From:	David Laight <David.Laight@...LAB.COM>
To:	'Baole Ni' <baolex.ni@...el.com>,
	"3chas3@...il.com" <3chas3@...il.com>,
	"tj@...nel.org" <tj@...nel.org>,
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CC:	"linux-atm-general@...ts.sourceforge.net" 
	<linux-atm-general@...ts.sourceforge.net>,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"chuansheng.liu@...el.com" <chuansheng.liu@...el.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH 0071/1285] Replace numeric parameter like 0444 with macro

From: Baole Ni
> Sent: 02 August 2016 11:39
> I find that the developers often just specified the numeric value
> when calling a macro which is defined with a parameter for access permission.
> As we know, these numeric value for access permission have had the corresponding macro,
> and that using macro can improve the robustness and readability of the code,
> thus, I suggest replacing the numeric parameter with the macro.
...
> -module_param(debug, ulong, 0644);
> +module_param(debug, ulong, S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR | S_IRGRP | S_IROTH);
...

If you're as old as I am the octal constant is easier to read!

	David