linux-kernel - Re: [RFC][PATCH] A generic boolean

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Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.61.0607201008140.19497@yvahk01.tjqt.qr>
Date:	Thu, 20 Jul 2006 10:09:40 +0200 (MEST)
From:	Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...ux01.gwdg.de>
To:	Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@...il.com>
cc:	ricknu-0@...dent.ltu.se, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC][PATCH] A generic boolean

>
>  -Why we wouldn't want it
>  -C++ and Java fans will treat bool as a green light to the following
>
>	if (!(flags == true))
>  and
>	if (!(flags == false))
>
You can already do that with C. (given a #define true and #define false).
Just add something to CodingStyle like [warning: generalized] "we don't 
accept stupid bool logic code".


Jan Engelhardt
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