linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/5] Fix cpumask_scnprintf

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Date:	Thu, 8 May 2008 17:01:05 +0200
From:	"Bert Wesarg" <bert.wesarg@...glemail.com>
To:	"Alexey Dobriyan" <adobriyan@...il.com>
Cc:	akpm@...l.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/5] Fix cpumask_scnprintf_len() misdesign

On Thu, May 8, 2008 at 12:14 AM, Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@...il.com> wrote:
> cpumask_scnprintf_len() takes "len" as an argument which is surprising,
>  If one follows call chain down it isn't length but number of bits. But
>  there is natural number of bits when talking about CPU masks -- NR_CPUS.
>  So use that.
Reported-here: http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/671725

>
>  Remove 1:1 wrapper macro while I'm at it.
>
>  Signed-off-by: Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@...il.com>
Acked-by: Bert Wesarg <bert.wesarg@...glemail.com>
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