linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH v1 1/3] vt: keyboard, use GENMAASK()/BIT() macros instead of open coded variants

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Date:   Fri, 6 Nov 2020 15:33:36 +0000
From:   David Laight <David.Laight@...LAB.COM>
To:     'Andy Shevchenko' <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>,
        Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...nel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH v1 1/3] vt: keyboard, use GENMAASK()/BIT() macros instead
 of open coded variants

From: Andy Shevchenko
> Sent: 06 November 2020 14:36
> 
> There are few places when GENMASK() or BIT() macro is suitable and makes code
> easier to understand.
> 
...
> -	if ((d & ~0xff) == BRL_UC_ROW) {
> -		if ((ch & ~0xff) == BRL_UC_ROW)
> +	if ((d & ~GENMASK(7, 0)) == BRL_UC_ROW) {
> +		if ((ch & ~GENMASK(7, 0)) == BRL_UC_ROW)
>  			return d | ch;

Do you really think that makes it more readable?

	David

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