linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] drivers/scsi/dpt_i2o: Convert to generic boolean

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Message-ID: <20071030173828.GB15111@parisc-linux.org>
Date:	Tue, 30 Oct 2007 11:38:28 -0600
From:	Matthew Wilcox <matthew@....cx>
To:	Richard Knutsson <ricknu-0@...dent.ltu.se>
Cc:	James.Bottomley@...elEye.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] drivers/scsi/dpt_i2o: Convert to generic boolean

On Tue, Oct 30, 2007 at 05:46:08PM +0100, Richard Knutsson wrote:
> I just don't see the reason why expressing a boolean as an integer. Some 
> advantage?

This is C, not Java, or some other highly-typed language.
if (int) and if (ptr) are perfectly acceptable in C.

> (also helps us if someone does: 'if (var == true)', even thou we should 
> try to avoid them)

I have no idea what you mean.

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