linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 13/15] staging: rtl8192u: Prefer using the BIT macro

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Message-ID: <20170212124602.GA7093@kroah.com>
Date:   Sun, 12 Feb 2017 13:46:02 +0100
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     simran singhal <singhalsimran0@...il.com>
Cc:     devel@...verdev.osuosl.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 13/15] staging: rtl8192u: Prefer using the BIT macro

On Sun, Feb 12, 2017 at 11:17:58AM +0530, simran singhal wrote:
> This patch replaces bit shifting on 1 with the BIT(x) macro as it's
> extensively used by other function in this driver.
> 
> This was done with coccinelle:
> @@ int g; @@
> 
> -(1 << g)
> +BIT(g)
> 
> Signed-off-by: simran singhal <singhalsimran0@...il.com>

ALWAYS test build your patches, otherwise you will get grumpy emails
from maintainers telling you to test build your patches!

Not good...

greg k-h