Re: [PATCH 1/2] include/linux: Defining bool, false and true

[H. Peter Anvin]

Jeff Garzik wrote:
> H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> > ricknu-0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > > This patch defines:
> > > * a generic boolean-type, named "bool"
> > > * aliases to 0 and 1, named "false" and "true"
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Richard Knutsson <ricknu-0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > Shouldn't this simply use _Bool?
>
> No sane person should use "_Bool" in real code.  Unnecessary StudlyCaps 
> and unnecessary underscore.
>
> "bool" is far easier to type, and looks less weird.

That wasn't the point.  The point was that bool should be a typedef to 
_Bool instead of an enum.

	-hpa
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