Re: [PATCH v2 2/3] word-at-a-time.h: support zero_bytemask() on alpha and tile

[Chris Metcalf <cmetcalf@ezchip.com>]

On 10/07/2015 01:53 AM, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> * Chris Metcalf <cmetcalf@ezchip.com> wrote:
>
>> Both alpha and tile needed implementations of zero_bytemask.
>>
>> The alpha version is untested.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Chris Metcalf <cmetcalf@ezchip.com>
>> ---
>>   arch/alpha/include/asm/word-at-a-time.h | 2 ++
>>   arch/tile/include/asm/word-at-a-time.h  | 8 +++++++-
>>   2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/arch/alpha/include/asm/word-at-a-time.h b/arch/alpha/include/asm/word-at-a-time.h
>> index 6b340d0f1521..902e6ab00a06 100644
>> --- a/arch/alpha/include/asm/word-at-a-time.h
>> +++ b/arch/alpha/include/asm/word-at-a-time.h
>> @@ -52,4 +52,6 @@ static inline unsigned long find_zero(unsigned long bits)
>>   #endif
>>   }
>>   
>> +#define zero_bytemask(mask) ((2ul << (find_zero(mask) * 8)) - 1)
> Small nit: please use a proper C inline function instead of CPP, as for example
> the PowerPC zero_bytemask() function is.

Indeed, I normally would do that.  But, I was trying to match the
existing style; there are nine definitions that are specified as macros
(including the one in asm-generic), and only one (powerpc 64-bit LE)
that was specified as an inline.

I did put together a v3 of the patch series that included all your
excellent suggestions, including the Reported-by, Tested-by, and
Reviewed-by tags, but then found out v2 was already pulled into
Linus's tree, so I guess that ship has sailed; oh well.

My inclination would be not to churn the tree with a patch to
convert those new zero_bytemask() macros to inlines, but I'm happy
to do so if you think it would be better.

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Chris Metcalf, EZChip Semiconductor
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