Re: cmsg newgroup alt.sex.fetish.bool (was Re: [PATCH] arch: all: include: asm: bitops: Use bool instead of int for all bit test functions)

[Chen Gang]

On 9/4/16 09:01, Al Viro wrote:
> On Sun, Sep 04, 2016 at 06:36:56AM +0800, Chen Gang wrote:
> 
>> And for all: shall I provide the proof for another archs?
>>
>> For me, Boolean gives additional chance to compiler to improve the code.
> 
> Whereas for compiler it gives nothing.  Not in those cases.
> 
>> If the compiler can not improve the code, it can treat it as int simply.
>> So theoretically, at least, Boolean should not be worse than int.
> 
> Except for pointless code churn and pandering to irrational beliefs, that is...
> Please, RTFISO9899 and learn the semantics of _Bool; it's not that complicated.
> Start with 6.2.5[2,6] and 6.3.1.2, then look through 6.8.4 and 6.8.5 to
> figure out the semantics of conditions in if/while/for.  Note also 6.5.8,
> 6.5.9, 6.5.13 and 6.5.14 and observe that type of (x > 5 && y < 1) is *NOT* 
> _Bool; it's int.
> 
> If you can show any improvement or loss in code generation in this case
> (static inline int converted to static inline bool), I would really like to
> see the details.  As in .config/file/function/gcc version/target architecture.
> Optimizer bugs happens, but they should be reported when found, and I would
> expect _Bool handling to be _less_ exercised than that of normal logical
> expressions, so loss is probably more likely.  And yes, it also should be
> reported.
> 

Sorry for replying late, and excuse me, I did not read the details more.
During these days I have no enough time on it (working, buying house,
and catching a cold, but lucky enough that my father's health is OK).

I shall try to read the details and analyze it within next weekend (I
guess I can not finish within this week end, sorry again for I really
have no time during these days).

But all together, for me, I guess our discussion can not 'prevent' that
bool return value instead of int return value for pure bool function in
our kernel. :-)


Thanks.
-- 
Chen Gang (éå)

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