linux-kernel - Re: Conversion to generic boolean

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Date:	Mon, 28 Aug 2006 12:58:13 +0200 (MEST)
From:	Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...ux01.gwdg.de>
To:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
cc:	Richard Knutsson <ricknu-0@...dent.ltu.se>,
	James.Bottomley@...elEye.com, linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Conversion to generic boolean


>> 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.

I don't get it. You object to the 'idiocy' 
(http://lkml.org/lkml/2006/7/27/281), but find the x==FALSE -> !x 
a good thing?


Jan Engelhardt
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