Re: [PATCH] arch/x86/boot: sizeof macro

From: Andy Shevchenko
Date: Sun Dec 31 2017 - 06:48:34 EST


On Fri, Dec 29, 2017 at 9:46 PM, Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> * Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>> > - ireg.cx = sizeof buf;
>> > + ireg.cx = sizeof(buf);
>>
>> sizeof is operator, not a function.
>> So, what are you trying to achieve?
>
> That's true, but in the kernel coding style we use it as a function:

Yeah, the question is do we need to change all those 177 occurrences at all?
Or perhaps it might be an opportunity during some other changes to
certain users...

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko