linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/1] workqueue: use type int instead of bool to index array

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Date:   Wed, 6 Sep 2017 07:33:20 -0700
From:   Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:     zijun_hu <zijun_hu@...o.com>
Cc:     Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, jiangshanlai@...il.com,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, zijun_hu@....com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] workqueue: use type int instead of bool to index
 array

Hello,

On Wed, Sep 06, 2017 at 11:34:14AM +0800, zijun_hu wrote:
> From: zijun_hu <zijun_hu@....com>
> 
> type bool is used to index three arrays in alloc_and_link_pwqs()
> it doesn't look like conventional.
> 
> it is fixed by using type int to index the relevant arrays.

bool is a uint type which can be either 0 or 1.  I don't see what the
benefit of this patch is.q

Thanks.

-- 
tejun