linux-kernel - Re: [KJ][RFC][PATCH] BIT macro cleanup

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite for Android: free password hash cracker in your pocket

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:	Sat, 24 Feb 2007 13:59:23 +0100
From:	Richard Knutsson <ricknu-0@...dent.ltu.se>
To:	Vojtech Pavlik <vojtech@...e.cz>
CC:	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>,
	Milind Choudhary <milindchoudhary@...il.com>,
	kernel-janitors@...ts.osdl.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-input@...ey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz,
	linux-joystick@...ey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz
Subject: Re: [KJ][RFC][PATCH] BIT macro cleanup

Vojtech Pavlik wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 23, 2007 at 11:43:44PM +0100, Richard Knutsson wrote:
>
>   
>> Is the reason for the modulo to put a bitmask larger then the variable 
>> into an array?
>>     
>
> The complementary LONG() macro will tell you the index of an array of
> longs where the bit should be set.
>   
This may be a little OT, but how come it is not done as an function? 
Maybe something like "(set/get)_long_mask(...)".
>   
>> The reason I don't like it with modulo is simply because it hides 
>> potential bugs (when x is to big). 
>>     
>
> That would be my only concern - losing compiler warnings.
>   
And what bugs me is that this will effect the whole tree for a feature 
used in only input, right?
>   
>> And what about the "1%"?
>>     
>
> The 1% will need either LLBIT or an extra % 8.
>   
Oh, that's true

Richard Knutsson

-
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/