Re: [PATCH v3 00/16] Introduce and use generic parity16/32/64 helper

[H. Peter Anvin]

On March 7, 2025 10:49:56 AM PST, Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> (int)true most definitely is guaranteed to be 1.
>
>That's not technically correct any more.
>
>GCC has introduced hardened bools that intentionally have bit patterns
>other than 0 and 1.
>
>https://gcc.gnu.org/gcc-14/changes.html
>
>~Andrew

Bit patterns in memory maybe (not that I can see the Linux kernel using them) but for compiler-generated conversations that's still a given, or the manager isn't C or anything even remotely like it.