linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 14/15] bitops: Change the bitmap index from int to unsigned long [frv]

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Message-ID: <49A5C754.7000408@zytor.com>
Date:	Wed, 25 Feb 2009 14:33:56 -0800
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
CC:	Justin Chen <jchen@...st41.cup.hp.com>, linux-arch@...r.kernel.org,
	bjorn.helgaas@...com, justin.chen@...com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 14/15] bitops: Change the bitmap index from int to unsigned
 long [frv]

David Howells wrote:
> 
>> -static inline int __constant_test_bit(int nr, const volatile void * addr)
>> +static inline int
>> +__constant_test_bit(unsigned long nr, const volatile void *addr)
> 
> Please move the return type onto the next line also.  Other than that:
> 
> Acked-by: David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>

What makes you say that, in particular?   A casual grep finds no less 
than 3524 instances of "static inline <type>" -- presumably with a 
function name following -- and only 447 instances of "static inline" 
without a type in the kernel.

	-hpa
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