Re: [PATCH v2 2/3] lib/find_bit: create find_first_zero_bit_le()

[Andy Shevchenko]

On Wed, Aug 24, 2022 at 4:37 PM Yury Norov <yury.norov@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 24, 2022 at 12:22:33PM +0300, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > On Wed, Aug 24, 2022 at 5:17 AM Yury Norov <yury.norov@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

...

> > > Like other find_*_le() functions, the new one takes void *addr, instead
> > > of unsigned long *. This should be fixed for all in a separate series.
> >
> > From this comment it is unclear to me why we can't fix them first and
> > then apply this with the correct type?
>
> Because there is a codebase that relies on existing types, mostly in
> filesystem code. And those fs fixes would require 5 or 6 patches.
>
> This would triple the length of this series, and is completely
> unrelated. That's why I think that:
>         > > This should be fixed for all in a separate series.

So comment update then, if a new version is required?

...

> > > +#define word_op swab
> > > +#include "find_bit.h"
> >
> > Looking at this, I would rather always require to define __ffs_word_op
> > (or whatever name) in the user and replace #ifndef in the find_bit.h
> > with
> > #error "The __ffs_word_op must be defined before including find_bit.h!"
>
> This is a local header which is not intended to be included anywhere
> except lib/find_bit{,_be}.c. I don't expect someone else would want to
> include it, even in lib. So what you suggest is a bit overthinking to
> me. But if you insist, I can do that.

Basically by the above you assured me that #error is the right
approach, please do it that way and we will definitely catch the
incorrect users (even by `git grep -lw __ffs_word_op` if they slip
into the kernel somehow).

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko