linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] staging: lustre fix constant comparision style issue in lu

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Date:   Mon, 13 Mar 2017 13:13:51 +0000
From:   Craig Inches <craig@...iginches.com>
To:     Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
Cc:     Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>, devel@...verdev.osuosl.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, oleg.drokin@...el.com,
        andreas.dilger@...el.com, lustre-devel@...ts.lustre.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] staging: lustre fix constant comparision style issue in
 lu_object.h

On Mon, Mar 13, 2017 at 03:11:10PM +0300, Dan Carpenter wrote:
> On Sun, Mar 12, 2017 at 02:37:22PM +0100, Greg KH wrote:
> > On Sat, Mar 11, 2017 at 01:07:40PM +0000, Craig Inches wrote:
> > > This patch resolves the "Comparisons should place the constant on
> > > the right side of the test" found with checkpatch tool.
> > 
> > Both are constants, I think checkpatch is the thing that is wrong here,
> > don't you agree?
> 
> Sort of constant-ish...  The sizeof(*value) changes each time the macro
> is used.  I feel like checkpatch is right.
> 
> regads,
> dan carpenter
> 

That was my take aswell.. PAGE_SIZE is constant for each boot, but
sizeof could change. Happy to be lead by the more experienced here
though.

Cheers
Craig