Re: A pettiness question.

From: Bill Davidsen
Date: Wed Sep 21 2005 - 14:20:46 EST


liyu wrote:
Hi, All.
I found there are use double operator ! continuously sometimes in kernel.
e.g:

static inline int is_page_cache_freeable(struct page *page)
{
return page_count(page) - !!PagePrivate(page) == 2;
}

Who would like tell me why write like above?
!!(N) is easier to write than ((N) ? 1 : 0)
--
-bill davidsen (davidsen@xxxxxxx)
"The secret to procrastination is to put things off until the
last possible moment - but no longer" -me

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