Re: [PATCH v5 2/8] configfs: use BIT() for internal flags

From: Bartosz Golaszewski
Date: Mon Sep 20 2021 - 10:14:39 EST


On Mon, Sep 20, 2021 at 4:09 PM Christoph Hellwig <hch@xxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Mon, Sep 20, 2021 at 04:05:03PM +0200, Bartosz Golaszewski wrote:
> > For better readability and maintenance: use the BIT() macro for flag
> > definitions.
>
> NAK. BIT() is the stupidest macro in the kernel and shall not be used
> ever. And I'm pretty sure we had this discussion a few times.

Yep and the general consensus among the kernel developers still is to
use the BIT() macro. Even for this patch there were three separate
comments from high-profile developers to use BIT().

Also: this really is bikeshedding at this point, given that the core
subject of this series is elsewhere.

Bart