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

From: Christoph Hellwig
Date: Mon Sep 20 2021 - 10:30:59 EST


On Mon, Sep 20, 2021 at 04:29:30PM +0200, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> Hi Christoph,
>
> 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.
>
> Care to explain why it is a stupid macro?

Please look at the previous thread. I'm tired of this discussion.