linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0805/1285] Replace numeric parameter like 0444 with macro

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Date:	Tue, 2 Aug 2016 13:40:08 +0100
From:	Wei Liu <wei.liu2@...rix.com>
To:	Baole Ni <baolex.ni@...el.com>
CC:	<wei.liu2@...rix.com>, <kvalo@...eaurora.org>,
	<linuxwifi@...el.com>, <m.chehab@...sung.com>, <pawel@...iak.com>,
	<m.szyprowski@...sung.com>, <kyungmin.park@...sung.com>,
	<k.kozlowski@...sung.com>, <xen-devel@...ts.xenproject.org>,
	<netdev@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	<chuansheng.liu@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0805/1285] Replace numeric parameter like 0444 with macro

On Tue, Aug 02, 2016 at 07:48:12PM +0800, Baole Ni wrote:
> I find that the developers often just specified the numeric value
> when calling a macro which is defined with a parameter for access permission.
> As we know, these numeric value for access permission have had the corresponding macro,
> and that using macro can improve the robustness and readability of the code,
> thus, I suggest replacing the numeric parameter with the macro.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Chuansheng Liu <chuansheng.liu@...el.com>
> Signed-off-by: Baole Ni <baolex.ni@...el.com>

Acked-by: Wei Liu <wei.liu2@...rix.com>