linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 8/9] bitfield: Add comment block for the host/fixed endian functions

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Message-ID: <20251211142646.17642a46@kernel.org>
Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2025 14:26:46 +0900
From: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To: David Laight <david.laight.linux@...il.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 8/9] bitfield: Add comment block for the host/fixed
 endian functions

On Wed, 10 Dec 2025 10:08:46 +0000 David Laight wrote:
> > possibly also add declarations for these? So that ctags and co. sees
> > them?  
> 
> The functions are bulk-generated using a #define, ctags is never going to
> find definitions.

I know. That's why I said declarations. But for code completions etc
decl is enough.