linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] bitmap: simplify GENMASK(size

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Date:   Tue, 26 Oct 2021 15:54:26 -0400
From:   Qian Cai <quic_qiancai@...cinc.com>
To:     Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>,
        Yury Norov <yury.norov@...il.com>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
CC:     Rasmus Villemoes <linux@...musvillemoes.dk>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] bitmap: simplify GENMASK(size - 1, 0) lines



On 10/26/21 3:42 PM, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> Now, I have checked that email appearance in the upstream:
> 
> $ git log --oneline --author="quic_qiancai@...cinc.com"
> 95cadae320be fortify: strlen: Avoid shadowing previous locals
> 94560f6156fe Revert "arm pl011 serial: support multi-irq request"
> 
> While first one perhaps okay, although it also refers to W=2,
> I have now doubts if the "Revert" was really thought through
> and not just yet another UMN-like experiment.
> 
> Greg, what do you think is the best course of actions here?

Perhaps, a little sympathy towards a stranger might get us a better
community. Feel free to audit my previous works.

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/log/?qt=author&q=Qian+Cai