linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0111/1285] Replace numeric parameter like 0444 with macro

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Message-ID: <20160808111607.GA19346@intel.com>
Date:	Mon, 8 Aug 2016 14:16:07 +0300
From:	Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko.sakkinen@...ux.intel.com>
To:	Baole Ni <baolex.ni@...el.com>
Cc:	peterhuewe@....de, tpmdd@...horst.net,
	jgunthorpe@...idianresearch.com, hpa@...or.com, x86@...nel.org,
	tpmdd-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	chuansheng.liu@...el.com, jslaby@...e.cz, peter@...sgaard.com,
	lee.jones@...aro.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0111/1285] Replace numeric parameter like 0444 with macro

On Tue, Aug 02, 2016 at 06:41:29PM +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>

I choose to ignore this and other similar patches you have submitted
for the TPM driver subsystem.

/Jarkko