Re: [PATCH] drivers/scsi/dpt_i2o: Convert to generic boolean

From: Matthew Wilcox
Date: Tue Oct 30 2007 - 13:38:41 EST


On Tue, Oct 30, 2007 at 05:46:08PM +0100, Richard Knutsson wrote:
> I just don't see the reason why expressing a boolean as an integer. Some
> advantage?

This is C, not Java, or some other highly-typed language.
if (int) and if (ptr) are perfectly acceptable in C.

> (also helps us if someone does: 'if (var == true)', even thou we should
> try to avoid them)

I have no idea what you mean.

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