Re: [PATCH 1/3] linux/const.h: move UL() macro to include/linux/const.h

[Geert Uytterhoeven]

Hi Yamada-san,

On Wed, Jan 4, 2017 at 9:55 AM, Masahiro Yamada
<yamada.masahiro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Some architectures are duplicating the definition of UL():
>
>   #define UL(x) _AC(x, UL)
>
> This is not actually arch-specific, so it will be useful to move it
> to a common header.  Currently, we only have the uapi variant for
> linux/const.h, so I am creating include/linux/const.h.
>
> I am also adding _UL(x), _ULL(x), ULL(x) because _AC() is used for
> UL in most places (and ULL in some places).  I expect _AC(..., UL)
> will be replaced with _UL(...) or UL(...).  The underscore-prefixed
> one should be used for exported headers.
>
> Note:
> I renamed UL(x) in arch/m68k/mm/init.c, where it is used for a
> different meaning.

Shouldn't that be a separate (prerequisite) patch?

> Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>
>  arch/arm/include/asm/memory.h       | 6 ------
>  arch/arm64/include/asm/memory.h     | 6 ------
>  arch/m68k/mm/init.c                 | 6 +++---
>  arch/unicore32/include/asm/memory.h | 6 ------
>  include/linux/const.h               | 9 +++++++++
>  include/uapi/linux/const.h          | 9 ++++++---
>  6 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-)
>  create mode 100644 include/linux/const.h

For the m68k change:

Acked-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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