Re: [PATCH] bitmap: simplify GENMASK(size - 1, 0) lines

From: Qian Cai
Date: Tue Oct 26 2021 - 15:54:32 EST




On 10/26/21 3:42 PM, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> Now, I have checked that email appearance in the upstream:
>
> $ git log --oneline --author="quic_qiancai@xxxxxxxxxxx"
> 95cadae320be fortify: strlen: Avoid shadowing previous locals
> 94560f6156fe Revert "arm pl011 serial: support multi-irq request"
>
> While first one perhaps okay, although it also refers to W=2,
> I have now doubts if the "Revert" was really thought through
> and not just yet another UMN-like experiment.
>
> Greg, what do you think is the best course of actions here?

Perhaps, a little sympathy towards a stranger might get us a better
community. Feel free to audit my previous works.

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