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

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Message-Id: <200702242237.33182.dtor@insightbb.com>
Date:	Sat, 24 Feb 2007 22:37:32 -0500
From:	Dmitry Torokhov <dtor@...ightbb.com>
To:	linux-joystick@...ey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz
Cc:	Vojtech Pavlik <vojtech@...e.cz>,
	Richard Knutsson <ricknu-0@...dent.ltu.se>,
	Milind Choudhary <milindchoudhary@...il.com>,
	kernel-janitors@...ts.osdl.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-input@...ey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz
Subject: Re: [KJ][RFC][PATCH] BIT macro cleanup

On Saturday 24 February 2007 06:11, Vojtech Pavlik wrote:
> > 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.
> 

I think most dangerous scenario is when both shift operands are not constant
but compiler will not help us in this case...
 
-- 
Dmitry
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