linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/2] lib: unload lib/bitmap.c

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Message-ID: <ZStPPLG7F9V+E7JA@yury-ThinkPad>
Date:   Sat, 14 Oct 2023 19:32:28 -0700
From:   Yury Norov <yury.norov@...il.com>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] lib: unload lib/bitmap.c

On Sat, Oct 07, 2023 at 04:35:08PM -0700, Yury Norov wrote:
> The file is intended to hold functions to operate on bit arrays, but
> this days, more than 1/3 of bitmap.c is helpers for bitmap-to-string
> converters, plus some wrappers for device.h.
> 
> So move those out of lib/bitmap.c in sake of readability and
> maintainability.
> 
> Functionally, this series is a no-op.
> 
> Yury Norov (2):
>   lib/bitmap: move bitmap allocators for device to linux/device.h
>   lib/bitmap: split-out string-related operations to a separate files

OK, then if no objections, I drop #1 as a controversial, and pull #2
into bitmap-for-next.