linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 25/35] move round

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Date:	Sat, 13 Feb 2010 11:52:30 -0800
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
CC:	Yinghai Lu <yinghai@...nel.org>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Jesse Barnes <jbarnes@...tuousgeek.org>,
	Christoph Lameter <cl@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-pci@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 25/35] move round_up/down to kernel.h

On 02/13/2010 10:49 AM, Joe Perches wrote:
> 
> Having both roundup and round_up in kernel.h is a 
> near guarantee for a future incorrect use.
> 
> Can't you use a different name for this?
> 

Welcome to last week's discussion.

Both of these names already exist -- yes, a rename is probably in order
but it should be a separate patchset.

	-hpa

-- 
H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
I work for Intel.  I don't speak on their behalf.

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