linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] linux/string.h: Introduce streq macro.

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Message-ID: <BANLkTi=57Q-w2iXeYjdvr4-ZzSkWCRKhSg@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Tue, 26 Apr 2011 17:33:24 -0300
From:	Thiago Farina <tfransosi@...il.com>
To:	Davidlohr Bueso <dave@....org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] linux/string.h: Introduce streq macro.

On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 5:27 PM, Davidlohr Bueso <dave@....org> wrote:
> On Tue, 2011-04-26 at 15:49 -0300, Thiago Farina wrote:
>> This macro is arguably more readable than its variants:
>> - !strcmp(a, b)
>> - strcmp(a, b) == 0
>
> Anyone how is going to be reading kernel C code, can understand strcmp I
> think.
>
We all know that, but please see the previous discussion.

http://www.spinics.net/lists/kernel/msg1176975.html
http://www.spinics.net/lists/kernel/msg1176977.html

Best regards,

> Cheers,
> Davidlohr
>
>
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