linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] nodemask: propagate boolean for nodes

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Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2026 12:56:33 -0500
From: Gregory Price <gourry@...rry.net>
To: Yury Norov <ynorov@...dia.com>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] nodemask: propagate boolean for nodes_and{,not}

On Wed, Jan 14, 2026 at 12:22:13PM -0500, Yury Norov wrote:
> Bitmap functions bitmap_and{,not} return boolean depending on emptiness
> of the result bitmap. The corresponding nodemask helpers ignore the
> returned value.
> 
> Propagate the underlying bitmaps result to nodemasks users, as it
> simplifies user code.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Yury Norov <ynorov@...dia.com>

Reviewed-by: Gregory Price <gourry@...rry.net>