Re: [PATCH 11/12] IPMI: Fix BT long busy

From: Rocky Craig
Date: Fri Dec 08 2006 - 08:01:43 EST


Andrew Morton wrote:

In fact, please don't write macros.


I see them all over the place (i.e., EXPORT_SYMBOL) so the request
is a little confusing to me...

Please don't write macros which require that the caller have a particular

local variable of a particular name.


I could understand that, even if some people did agree with my desire
to increase legibility by decreasing visual clutter. I think it also provides
some protection against typos in argument lists.

I'm (naively) curious as to why it's being flagged now as opposed to
two years ago when I submitted the original additions.

Have reviewers or review methods changed?

Have standards changed?

Did it just slip under someone's radar two years ago?

Regards,
Rocky Craig
HP Open Source and Linux Organization
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