Re: [PATCH] mtrr use type bool

From: Paul Jimenez
Date: Wed Oct 31 2007 - 12:28:11 EST


On Wednesday, Oct 31, 2007, Richard Knutsson writes:
>> if (likely(replace < 0))
>> usage_table[i] = 1;
>> else {
>> - usage_table[i] = usage_table[replace] + !!increment;
>> + usage_table[i] = usage_table[replace] + increment;
>>
>This seems a bit strange, using a boolean as an integer (yes I know, it
>works but semantically...). What about:
>
>+ usage_table[i] = usage_table[replace];
>+ usage_table[i] += increment ? 1 : 0;
>?

I've got no strong feelings either way.

usage_table[i] = usage_table[replace];
if (increment) usage_table[i]++;

...would work just fine too.

>> index 289dfe6..54347e9 100644
>> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/mtrr.h
>> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/mtrr.h
>> @@ -2,10 +2,8 @@
>> * local mtrr defines.
>> */
>>
>> -#ifndef TRUE
>> -#define TRUE 1
>> -#define FALSE 0
>> -#endif
>> +#include <linux/types.h>
>> +#include <linux/stddef.h>
>>
>Isn't those included by default?

Are they? I couldn't find the #includes so I put them in, figuring that at worst cpp will strip them.

>The rest looks good :)
>
>Richard Knutsson


Cool. Any idea what maintainer I should send this to? I'm not sure Mr. Gooch is still actively the mtrr maintainer. Maybe the new x86 maintainers could apply it?

--pj

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