linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0658/1285] Replace numeric parameter like 0444 with macro

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Message-ID: <CAPybu_3B7r-xy5uVLkfhkuH0Pan-R=uq=ONouy=nGzjB2ixCbw@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Wed, 3 Aug 2016 21:21:15 +0200
From:	Ricardo Ribalda Delgado <ricardo.ribalda@...il.com>
To:	Baole Ni <baolex.ni@...el.com>
Cc:	Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...nel.org>, maurochehab@...il.com,
	Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...radead.org>,
	Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...hat.com>,
	Mauro Carvalho Chehab <m.chehab@...sung.com>,
	Ezequiel García <ezequiel@...guardiasur.com.ar>,
	Hans de Goede <hdegoede@...hat.com>, kgene@...nel.org,
	k.kozlowski@...sung.com, linux-media <linux-media@...r.kernel.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Hans Verkuil <hverkuil@...all.nl>,
	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, chuansheng.liu@...el.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0658/1285] Replace numeric parameter like 0444 with macro

Hi

On Tue, Aug 2, 2016 at 1:34 PM, Baole Ni <baolex.ni@...el.com> wrote:
> thus, I suggest replacing the numeric parameter with the macro.

For what my opinion is worth it... I found more comprehensive the
octal values than the macros, but maybe it is because I am old and
dream in hexadecimal....

I do not know if there is a consensus about this, but if there is not
maybe we should have that discussion before sending a 1K patchset.

Regards