linux-kernel - Re: UB in general ... and linux/bitops.h in particular

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Date:	Thu, 5 May 2016 10:32:14 -0700
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	John Denker <jsd@...n.com>
Cc:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, noloader@...il.com,
	Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Stephan Mueller <smueller@...onox.de>,
	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>,
	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>,
	Sandy Harris <sandyinchina@...il.com>,
	cryptography@...edaemon.net, linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: UB in general ... and linux/bitops.h in particular

> Suggestions:
> 
>  a) Going forward, I suggest that UB should not be invoked
>   unless there is a good solid reason.

Good luck rewriting most of the kernel source.

This discussion is insane!

-Andi