linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 12/15] staging: ath6kl: Convert A_UINT8 is_amsdu and is_acl_data_frame to A

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Date:	Fri, 28 Jan 2011 07:45:00 -0800
From:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
To:	Dan Carpenter <error27@...il.com>
Cc:	Vipin Mehta <vmehta@...eros.com>, devel@...verdev.osuosl.org,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 12/15] staging: ath6kl: Convert A_UINT8 is_amsdu and
 is_acl_data_frame to A_BOOL

On Fri, 2011-01-28 at 14:42 +0300, Dan Carpenter wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 08:04:29PM -0800, Joe Perches wrote:
> > -                A_UINT8 is_amsdu, tid, is_acl_data_frame;
> > +                A_BOOL is_amsdu;
> > +                A_UINT8 tid;
> > +                A_BOOL is_acl_data_frame;
> 
> Just use bool for bool and u8 for u8.  It's not reasonable for everyone
> to rename basic types for every driver.  (Unless Atheros bool really is
> different from other people's bool then it would be totally reasonable).

That's a whole set of later patches.
No worries, they're coming.
At this point, doing a straight rename causes some defects.


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