linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/5] lib/list_sort: Simplify and remove MAX_LIST_LENGTH

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Message-Id: <23331552675987@myt2-66bcb87429e6.qloud-c.yandex.net>
Date:   Fri, 15 Mar 2019 21:53:07 +0300
From:   Andrey Abramov <st5pub@...dex.ru>
To:     Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>,
        George Spelvin <lkml@....org>
Cc:     Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>,
        Daniel Wagner <daniel.wagner@...mens.com>,
        Dave Chinner <dchinner@...hat.com>,
        Don Mullis <don.mullis@...il.com>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Rasmus Villemoes <linux@...musvillemoes.dk>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/5] lib/list_sort: Simplify and remove MAX_LIST_LENGTH_BITS

> I'm trying to present the case to spur discussion, but it realy is
> a *question* I'm asking about whether to do that, not a suggestion
> phrased as a question.

> If it's just x86_64, use size_t everywhere, and let them suffer, for not
> being real 64-bit ;-)

But what is the problem of local typedef with a good and clear comment?