linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 03/16] tools/include: Add _RET_IP

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Message-ID: <YfKkGga3QKDwFdHJ@casper.infradead.org>
Date:   Thu, 27 Jan 2022 13:54:34 +0000
From:   Matthew Wilcox <willy@...radead.org>
To:     Karolina Drobnik <karolinadrobnik@...il.com>
Cc:     linux-mm@...ck.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
        mike.rapoport@...il.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 03/16] tools/include: Add _RET_IP_ and math definitions
 to kernel.h

On Thu, Jan 27, 2022 at 02:21:21PM +0100, Karolina Drobnik wrote:
> Add max_t, min_t and clamp functions, together with _RET_IP_
> definition, so they can be used in testing.

Rather than adding our own definitions of min/max/clamp, have
you considered using #include "../../../include/linux/minmax.h"?
In my experience reusing this kind of "leaf" header works out
better than duplicating it.