Re: [PATCH split 0/8] fix 'and' typo's

[Roel Kluin <12o3l@tiscali.nl>]

Roel Kluin wrote:
> A few patches with changes to net code. I have sent these to the lkml
> previously, but they were not yet merged. I am fairly new to kernel 
> programming, so it is possible that I make some mistakes. I'll explain my
> rationale, please nack if incorrect, an additional bit of explanation is
> appreciated even more.
> 
> The condition '!x & y,' does make little sense: the '!' has a higher
> priority than '&'. It behaves therefore like '!x && y'. In the case 
> bitanding flags, however, '!(x & y)' appears to be desired.
> 
> Warning: the change of '!x & y,' to '!(x & y)' may change behavior. if
> not desired, I propose changing this to '!x && y', to make it explicitly
> clear.
> 
> These '&' typo's can be spotted with:
> a="A-Za-z0-9_"
> git-grep "\![^$a()]*[$a]\+\([$a.]*\|->\)*\(\[[$a.]*\]\)\?[ \W]*&[^&]\+"

It was suggested to split this up, so here goes.