linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] linux/const.h: move UL() macro to include/linux/const.h

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Date:   Wed, 4 Jan 2017 10:27:32 +0100
From:   Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:     Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>
Cc:     Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        Nicolas Pitre <nicolas.pitre@...aro.org>,
        Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>,
        Srinivas Pandruvada <srinivas.pandruvada@...ux.intel.com>,
        Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>,
        David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>,
        Chris Brandt <chris.brandt@...esas.com>,
        "H . Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
        Guan Xuetao <gxt@...c.pku.edu.cn>,
        "the arch/x86 maintainers" <x86@...nel.org>,
        Russell King <linux@...linux.org.uk>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        Laura Abbott <labbott@...hat.com>,
        Neeraj Upadhyay <neeraju@...eaurora.org>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        linux-m68k <linux-m68k@...ts.linux-m68k.org>,
        Santosh Shilimkar <ssantosh@...nel.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        "linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
        <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@...aro.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        James Morse <james.morse@....com>,
        Olof Johansson <olof@...om.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] linux/const.h: move UL() macro to include/linux/const.h

Hi Yamada-san,

On Wed, Jan 4, 2017 at 9:55 AM, Masahiro Yamada
<yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com> wrote:
> Some architectures are duplicating the definition of UL():
>
>   #define UL(x) _AC(x, UL)
>
> This is not actually arch-specific, so it will be useful to move it
> to a common header.  Currently, we only have the uapi variant for
> linux/const.h, so I am creating include/linux/const.h.
>
> I am also adding _UL(x), _ULL(x), ULL(x) because _AC() is used for
> UL in most places (and ULL in some places).  I expect _AC(..., UL)
> will be replaced with _UL(...) or UL(...).  The underscore-prefixed
> one should be used for exported headers.
>
> Note:
> I renamed UL(x) in arch/m68k/mm/init.c, where it is used for a
> different meaning.

Shouldn't that be a separate (prerequisite) patch?

> Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>
> ---
>
>  arch/arm/include/asm/memory.h       | 6 ------
>  arch/arm64/include/asm/memory.h     | 6 ------
>  arch/m68k/mm/init.c                 | 6 +++---
>  arch/unicore32/include/asm/memory.h | 6 ------
>  include/linux/const.h               | 9 +++++++++
>  include/uapi/linux/const.h          | 9 ++++++---
>  6 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-)
>  create mode 100644 include/linux/const.h

For the m68k change:

Acked-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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