Re: [PATCH 1/5] Fix cpumask_scnprintf_len() misdesign

[Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>]

On Thu, 8 May 2008 02:14:50 +0400
Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@gmail.com> wrote:

> cpumask_scnprintf_len() takes "len" as an argument which is surprising,
> If one follows call chain down it isn't length but number of bits. But
> there is natural number of bits when talking about CPU masks -- NR_CPUS.
> So use that.

hm, maybe we should delete this function after all ;)

> Remove 1:1 wrapper macro while I'm at it.

There was a reason most of those 1:1 wrappers but yes, this one seems to be
rather cargo-cultish.

> Signed-off-by: Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@gmail.com>
> ---
> 
>  include/linux/cpumask.h |    6 ++----
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> --- a/include/linux/cpumask.h
> +++ b/include/linux/cpumask.h
> @@ -289,11 +289,9 @@ static inline int __cpumask_scnprintf(char *buf, int len,
>  	return bitmap_scnprintf(buf, len, srcp->bits, nbits);
>  }
>  
> -#define cpumask_scnprintf_len(len) \
> -			__cpumask_scnprintf_len((len))
> -static inline int __cpumask_scnprintf_len(int len)
> +static inline int cpumask_scnprintf_len(void)
>  {
> -	return bitmap_scnprintf_len(len);
> +	return bitmap_scnprintf_len(NR_CPUS);
>  }
>  
>  #define cpumask_parse_user(ubuf, ulen, dst) \

Does Paul have an opinion?

(Well, Paul always has an opinion.  But what is it?)