linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH v4 1/3] math.h: add DIV_ROUND_UP_NO

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Message-ID: <57e8138250304f5b9701867949b9ee04@AcuMS.aculab.com>
Date:   Fri, 27 Oct 2023 07:24:44 +0000
From:   David Laight <David.Laight@...LAB.COM>
To:     'Linus Torvalds' <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
CC:     Vasily Gorbik <gor@...ux.ibm.com>,
        Sebastian Reichel <sebastian.reichel@...labora.com>,
        Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>,
        Michael Turquette <mturquette@...libre.com>,
        Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...nel.org>,
        "linux-clk@...r.kernel.org" <linux-clk@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "Niklas Schnelle" <schnelle@...ux.ibm.com>,
        "kernel@...labora.com" <kernel@...labora.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH v4 1/3] math.h: add DIV_ROUND_UP_NO_OVERFLOW

From: Linus Torvalds
> Sent: 26 October 2023 17:54
> Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 1/3] math.h: add DIV_ROUND_UP_NO_OVERFLOW
> 
> On Wed, 25 Oct 2023 at 22:57, David Laight <David.Laight@...lab.com> wrote:
> >
> > Doesn't that version end up calling inline functions?
> > So won't be usable in static initialisers - the same as statement functions.
> 
> David, please either read what I write, or actually test things out,
> instead of just adding noise.

I do test a lot of stuff.
For some reason I'd assumed that you would be able to
have a call to a function inside a static initialiser.

Clearly not enough coffee :-(

	David

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