linux-kernel - Re: [RFC] include/linux/make_type.h: Helpers for making u16/u32/u64 values

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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2024 18:02:01 +0100
From: Michal Wajdeczko <michal.wajdeczko@...el.com>
To: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Rodrigo Vivi <rodrigo.vivi@...el.com>,
 Jani Nikula <jani.nikula@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC] include/linux/make_type.h: Helpers for making u16/u32/u64
 values



On 14.02.2024 17:04, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 14, 2024 at 04:54:08PM +0100, Michal Wajdeczko wrote:
>> It is quite common practice to make u16, u32 or u64 values from
>> smaller words.  Add simple helpers for that.
> 
> ...
> 
>> +++ b/include/linux/make_type.h
> 
> If we go with this, please make better name so we can combine this with
> upper/lower_*_bits() helpers which seems related semantically to this.
> 

what about "include/linux/uintops.h" like we have bitops.h ?