Re: [PATCH] [5/7] Readd rdmsrl_safe

[Thomas Gleixner]

On Fri, 21 Mar 2008, Andi Kleen wrote:
> > > Well all of paravirt.h uses macros. I did the same for consistency.
> > 
> > consistency ?
> 
> At least I consider it clean and consistent to use similar
> style as the other code in that file for new code I add.

inlines are generally preferred and the existing macro pile is no
excuse to add more.

> > > If you want inlines it would be better to just convert it all in one
> > > go (but please only after this patch was applied)
> > 
> > Of course. We don't want to burden work on your shoulders.
> 
> Well you signed up for the work yourself last year ;-) It was your choice.

Yeah, I signed up for maintaining. And review is one of the tasks of a
maintainer. So when I do a review and ask for a macro -> inline change
I don't see that this means that I have to do the change myself.

Thanks,

	tglx
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