linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 13/21] trace: don't use GENMASK()

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Message-ID: <20251025152954.25807ec7@batman.local.home>
Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2025 15:29:54 -0400
From: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
To: "Yury Norov (NVIDIA)" <yury.norov@...il.com>
Cc: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>, Lee Jones <lee@...nel.org>,
 linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Masami
 Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>, Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
 Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@...icios.com>,
 linux-trace-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 13/21] trace: don't use GENMASK()

On Sat, 25 Oct 2025 12:32:55 -0400
"Yury Norov (NVIDIA)" <yury.norov@...il.com> wrote:

> GENMASK(high, low) notation is confusing. FIRST_BITS() is more
> appropriate.
> 

I'm fine with this change as a clean up, but...

> Signed-off-by: Yury Norov (NVIDIA) <yury.norov@...il.com>
> ---
>  kernel/trace/fgraph.c      | 10 +++++-----
>  kernel/trace/trace_probe.h |  2 +-

Make this two different patches. trace_probe and fgraph go through
different topic branches.

Thanks,

-- Steve


>  2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)