linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] zonefs: Use str_plural() to fix Coccinelle warning

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Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2024 12:04:36 +0200
From: Thorsten Blum <thorsten.blum@...lux.com>
To: Damien Le Moal <dlemoal@...nel.org>
Cc: Naohiro Aota <naohiro.aota@....com>,
 Johannes Thumshirn <jth@...nel.org>,
 linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
 linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] zonefs: Use str_plural() to fix Coccinelle warning

On 8. Apr 2024, at 03:48, Damien Le Moal <dlemoal@...nel.org> wrote:
> 
> Looking at this function definition:
> 
> static inline const char *str_plural(size_t num)
> {
> return num == 1 ? "" : "s";
> }
> 
> It is wrong: num == 0 should not imply plural. This function needs to be fixed.

I think the function is correct because in English it's:

0 files
1 file (every number but 1 is plural in English)
2 files
..

Best,
Thorsten