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From: Zeng Zhaoxiu <zhaoxiu.zeng@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 01/31] bitops: add parity functions
Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2016 10:44:43 +0800
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OK, I will do the V2 patches soon.
In addition, the best is to provide asm version parity functions for=20
powerpc, sparc, and x86.

=E5=9C=A8 2016=E5=B9=B403=E6=9C=8828=E6=97=A5 01:56, Sam Ravnborg =E5=86=
=99=E9=81=93:
>>> Any particular reason that you select one approach over the other
>>> in the different cases?
>> No particular reason, just like the architecture's __arch_hweightN.
> The general recommendatiosn these days are to use static inline
> for code to get better type check.
> And it would also be nice to be consistent across architectures.
>
> 	Sam