netdev - Re: [PATCH][c89] wrong usage of compiler constants

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Date:   Mon, 14 Dec 2020 16:36:33 -0800
From:   Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To:     sylvain.bertrand@...eek.net
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH][c89] wrong usage of compiler constants

On Mon, 14 Dec 2020 16:30:01 +0000 sylvain.bertrand@...eek.net wrote:
> From: Sylvain BERTRAND <sylvain.bertrand@...eek.net>
> 
> Using a c89 compiler fails due some wrong usage of compiler constants.

Are you saying it fails on some known compilers in the code you're
fixing? We have a strong preference to ask contributors to fix
compilers.

> Trivial and harmless fixes.

Code churn, longer lines, and another thing for developers to remember
are not harmless.