linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/5] bitops: add generic implementation of ext2 atomic bitops by test_and_{set,clear}

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Message-ID: <20101008102433.GA24208@infradead.org>
Date:	Fri, 8 Oct 2010 06:24:33 -0400
From:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
To:	Akinobu Mita <akinobu.mita@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arch@...r.kernel.org,
	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/5] bitops: add generic implementation of ext2 atomic
 bitops by test_and_{set,clear}_bit

On Fri, Oct 08, 2010 at 07:03:09PM +0900, Akinobu Mita wrote:
> This introduces asm-generic header file for generic implementation of
> ext2 atomic bit operations by test_and_set_bit() and test_and_clear_bit().
> 
> alpha, arm, cris, frv, ia64, m68k, mn10300, parisc, powerpc, s390,
> sparc64, x86, xtensa can use this header file in its asm/bitops.h.

Care to rename the functions to le_* instead of ext2_* while you're at
it and documenting their semantics?

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