linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 01/10] Add macros similar to min/max/min_t/max

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Message-ID: <47DAAC9E.1060001@oracle.com>
Date:	Fri, 14 Mar 2008 09:49:34 -0700
From:	Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>
To:	Harvey Harrison <harvey.harrison@...il.com>
CC:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 01/10] Add macros similar to min/max/min_t/max_t.

Harvey Harrison wrote:
> On Fri, 2008-03-14 at 09:34 -0700, Randy Dunlap wrote:
>> On Thu, 13 Mar 2008 22:18:45 -0700 Harvey Harrison wrote:
> 
>> Where is some blurb/comment about what "clamp" means/does?
>> min/max are well understood, but clamp?  Is that a shop tool?
>> I think I have a few out in my garage.
>>
>> So can we have some blurb here to explain clamp(), clamp_t(),
>> and clamp_val()?
>>
>> (kernel-doc preferred, but not required) e.g:
> 
>> /**
>>  * clamp - returns a value that is restricted between min & max inclusive
>>  * @val: current value
>>  * @min: minimum value of the clamping region
>>  * @max: maximum value of the clamping region
>>  */
>>
>> and explain the differences in clamp/clamp_t/clamp_val...
>>
>>
> 
> Sure, I'll do that..does kernel-doc actually work for macros?

Yes, it does.

-- 
~Randy
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