linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/3] x_tables: Factor out 16bit aligment ifname

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Message-ID: <1421012376.9233.9.camel@perches.com>
Date:	Sun, 11 Jan 2015 13:39:36 -0800
From:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
To:	Richard Weinberger <richard@....at>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] x_tables: Factor out 16bit aligment ifname_compare()

On Sun, 2015-01-11 at 22:30 +0100, Richard Weinberger wrote:
> Am 11.01.2015 um 22:14 schrieb Joe Perches:
> > On Sun, 2015-01-11 at 22:02 +0100, Richard Weinberger wrote:
> >> Am 11.01.2015 um 21:59 schrieb Joe Perches:
> >>> On Sun, 2015-01-11 at 21:52 +0100, Richard Weinberger wrote:
> >>>> arp_tables.c has a 16bit aligment ifname_compare(), factor
> >>>> it out to use it for all tables.
> > []
> >>> Perhaps this would be better as bool ifname_compare
> >> Let's discuss the whole concept first
> > 
> > The concept seems obvious enough
> 
> Anyway, I agree with Linus wrt. bool.
> https://lkml.org/lkml/2013/8/31/138

I don't.  He was right when he wrote:

https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/3/10/760

Linus Torvalds <>
I guess I haven't gotten over my hatred of people playing games with
them because support wasn't universal enough. But maybe it's
approaching being irrational these days.



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