Re: [PATCH 6/8] lib: bitmap: support "N" as an alias for size of bitmap

[Andy Shevchenko]

On Tue, Jan 26, 2021 at 11:37:30PM +0200, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 26, 2021 at 12:11:39PM -0500, Paul Gortmaker wrote:

...

> > +	if (str[0] == 'N') {
> > +		*num = nbits - 1;
> > +		return str + 1;
> > +	}
> 
> But locating it here makes possible to enter a priori invalid input, like N for
> start of the region.
> 
> I think this should be separate helper which is called in places where it makes
> sense.

Okay, N is 31 on 32 core system... It is a bit counter intuitive, because it's
rather _L_ast than _N_umber of CPUs.

Changing letter?

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko