linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 6/9] CodingStyle: recommend static_assert/_Static

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Message-ID: <0acd182c-3b04-4337-b682-57ca791425d5@kernel.org>
Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2026 13:28:07 +0100
From: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@...nel.org>
To: Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@...il.com>, corbet@....net
Cc: workflows@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 6/9] CodingStyle: recommend static_assert/_Static_assert

On 09/05/2025 22:34, Alexey Dobriyan wrote:
> Linux's BUG_ON is done backwards (condition is inverted).
> But it is a long story.
> 
> However C11/C23 allow to partially transition to what all normal
> programmers are used to, namely assert().
> 
> Deprecate BUILD_BUG_ON, recommend static_assert/_Static_assert.
> And then some day BUG_ON will be flipped as well.

NAK, so silence won't be treated as agreement.

Best regards,
Krzysztof