linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Define WTERMSIG{,_MASK} and WCOREDUMP and use where appropriate

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Date:	Thu, 4 Jul 2013 11:03:41 +0200
From:	Denys Vlasenko <vda.linux@...glemail.com>
To:	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>
Cc:	Denys Vlasenko <dvlasenk@...hat.com>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Define WTERMSIG{,_MASK} and WCOREDUMP and use where appropriate

On Tue, Jul 2, 2013 at 10:01 PM, Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com> wrote:
> On 07/01, Denys Vlasenko wrote:
>>
>> Grepping for numeric constants is inconvenient.
>
> Personally I agree very much, and I like the intent.
>
>> +#define WTERMSIG_MASK     0x7f
>> +#define WTERMSIG(status)  ((status) & WTERMSIG_MASK)
>> +#define WCOREDUMP(status) ((status) & 0x80)
>
> But I am not sure we need WTERMSIG/WCOREDUMP helpers, although
> I won't really argue.

Are you saying that you prefer just mask constants,
do not want macros?
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