netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v1 1/1] wwan: core: Use the bitmap API to allocate bitmaps

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Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2023 16:26:58 +0300
From: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
To: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
Cc: haozhe chang <haozhe.chang@...iatek.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Loic Poulain <loic.poulain@...aro.org>,
	Sergey Ryazanov <ryazanov.s.a@...il.com>,
	Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>, Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v1 1/1] wwan: core: Use the bitmap API to
 allocate bitmaps

On Mon, Aug 28, 2023 at 12:45:24PM -0700, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> On Mon, 28 Aug 2023 16:19:53 +0300 Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > Use bitmap_zalloc() and bitmap_free() instead of hand-writing them.
> > It is less verbose and it improves the type checking and semantic.
> > 
> > While at it, add missing header inclusion (should be bitops.h,
> > but with the above change it becomes bitmap.h).
> 
> ## Form letter - net-next-closed
> 
> The merge window for v6.6 has begun and therefore net-next is closed
> for new drivers, features, code refactoring and optimizations.
> We are currently accepting bug fixes only.

Sure.

> Please repost when net-next reopens after Sept 11th.

I'm wondering since we have established lore archive along with `b4` or any
analogous tool (since there is an API) why I need to repost. It increases
the SNR in the mailing lists, consumes more resources —> adds into global
climate change.

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko