linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v8 01/16] hashtable: introduce a small and naive hashtable

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Message-ID: <1351647390.4004.47.camel@gandalf.local.home>
Date:	Tue, 30 Oct 2012 21:36:30 -0400
From:	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v8 01/16] hashtable: introduce a small and naive
 hashtable

On Tue, 2012-10-30 at 18:25 -0700, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 6:16 PM, Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org> wrote:
> >
> > ({                                                                    \
> >         sizeof(val) <= 4 ? hash_32(val, bits) : hash_long(val, bits); \
> > })
> >
> > Is the better way to go. We are C programmers, we like to see the ?: on
> > a single line if possible. The way you have it, looks like three
> > statements run consecutively.
> 
> If we're C programmers, why use the non-standard statement-expression
> at all? And split it onto three lines when it's just a single one?

I like the blue color over the pink. Anyway, I was just expressing an
opinion and really didn't care if it was changed or not.


> 
> But whatever. This series has gotten way too much bike-shedding
> anyway. I think it should just be applied, since it does remove lines
> of code overall. I'd even possibly apply it to mainline, but it seems
> to be against linux-next.

I would think this change is a bit too big for an -rc4 release, but
you're the boss.  I've already given my ack for my code that this set
touches. Let it go to Stephen's repo then.

-- Steve


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