linux-kernel - Re: Conversion to generic boolean

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Date:	Mon, 28 Aug 2006 10:32:02 +0100
From:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
To:	Richard Knutsson <ricknu-0@...dent.ltu.se>
Cc:	James.Bottomley@...elEye.com, linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Conversion to generic boolean

On Sat, Aug 26, 2006 at 05:24:42AM +0200, Richard Knutsson wrote:
> Hello
> 
> Just would like to ask if you want patches for:

Total NACK to any of this boolean ididocy.  I very much hope you didn't
get the impression you actually have a chance to get this merged.

> 
> * (Most importent, may introduce bugs if left alone)
> Fixing boolean checking, ex:
> if (bool == FALSE)
> to
> if (!bool)

this one of course makes sense, but please do it without introducing
any boolean type.  Getting rid of all the TRUE/FALSE defines and converting
all scsi drivers to classic C integer as boolean semantics would be
very welcome janitorial work.

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