Re: [PATCH 00/21] lib: add alternatives for GENMASK()

[Alexey Dobriyan]

> GENMASK(high, low) notation reflects a common pattern to describe
> hardware registers. However, out of drivers context it's confusing and
> error-prone. 
> 
> This series introduces alternatives for GENMASK():
> 
>  - BITS(low, high);

This is less bad (low bit then high), but in a perfect world high bit
should have been exclusive.

>  - FIRST_BITS(nbits);
>  - LAST_BITS(start);

Now it is 200% more confusing.