linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 1/1] kernel.h: Move upper_*_bits() and lower_*

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Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2024 15:51:39 +0200
From: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
To: Max Kellermann <max.kellermann@...os.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
	Michal Wajdeczko <michal.wajdeczko@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 1/1] kernel.h: Move upper_*_bits() and lower_*_bits()
 to wordpath.h

On Thu, Feb 15, 2024 at 03:50:51PM +0200, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 15, 2024 at 09:53:48AM +0100, Max Kellermann wrote:
> > On Thu, Feb 15, 2024 at 9:49 AM Andy Shevchenko
> > <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com> wrote:
> > > The wordpart.h header is collecting APIs related to the handling
> > > parts of the word (usually in byte granularity). The upper_*_bits()
> > > and lower_*_bits() are good candidates to be moved to there.
> > 
> > Sigh. This was actually a copy of my patch which I submitted a week
> > before yours. https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20240209164027.2582906-34-max.kellermann@ionos.com/
> 
> But it was not standalone and the series has issues AFAICS.
> Nevertheless, I like it!
> 
> In any case the wordpart.h is only in Kees' tree, hence can't be applied
> separately right now, so if you continue with a series it's technically can't
> be applied before v6.9-rc1.

Btw, you need to look to the patches by Ingo, you are repeating some of them.

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko