linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] m68k: mm: Remove size argument when calling strscpy()

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Message-ID: <2b60b7bf-347a-9a8c-f49a-db7ce0e19c60@linux-m68k.org>
Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2025 20:59:07 +1100 (AEDT)
From: Finn Thain <fthain@...ux-m68k.org>
To: Thorsten Blum <thorsten.blum@...ux.dev>
cc: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>, 
    Jean-Michel Hautbois <jeanmichel.hautbois@...eli.org>, 
    linux-m68k@...ts.linux-m68k.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] m68k: mm: Remove size argument when calling strscpy()

On Fri, 7 Mar 2025, Thorsten Blum wrote:

> it shortens the code without changing its behavior
> 

Is there some limit on the quantity of code in the kernel that could be 
made shorter by the addition of new layers of macros? The only limit I can 
see is the scarcity of skilled code reviewers.

As for code style, I guess I prefer shallow bugs but YMMV.