linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] [RFC] #define __BYTE

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Message-Id: <20100324112106.c8e7b96d.akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Date:	Wed, 24 Mar 2010 11:21:06 -0700
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Joakim Tjernlund <Joakim.Tjernlund@...nsmode.se>
Cc:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] [RFC] #define __BYTE_ORDER

On Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:10:55 +0100
Joakim Tjernlund <Joakim.Tjernlund@...nsmode.se> wrote:

> Linux does not define __BYTE_ORDER in its endian header files
> which makes some header files bend backwards to get at the
> current endian. Lets #define __BYTE_ORDER in big_endian.h/litte_endian.h
> to make it easier for header files that are used in user space too.

I don't get it.  Why not nuke __BYTE_ORDER altogether and do `#ifdef
__LITTLE_ENDIAN' and `#ifdef __BIG_ENDIAN' everywhere?

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