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[xfs-masters] Re: [PATCH 2.6.18-rc4-mm3 2/2] fs/xfs: Converting into gen

To: Nathan Scott <nathans@xxxxxxx>
Subject: [xfs-masters] Re: [PATCH 2.6.18-rc4-mm3 2/2] fs/xfs: Converting into generic boolean
From: Richard Knutsson <ricknu-0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 04 Sep 2006 12:24:41 +0200
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Nathan Scott wrote:

>On Fri, Sep 01, 2006 at 03:21:13PM +0200, Richard Knutsson wrote:
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>>From: Richard Knutsson <ricknu-0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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>>Converting:
>>'B_FALSE' into 'false'
>>'B_TRUE'  into 'true'
>>'boolean_t' into 'bool'
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>Hmm, so your bool is better than the next guys bool[ean[_t]]? :)
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Well yes, because it is not "mine". ;)
It is, after all, just a typedef of the C99 _Bool-type.

>Seems like it'll be a few more days until the next cleanup patch
>to remove _that_, so we shouldn't go that path.
>
A generic boolean to an integer? And if Andrew toss that patch, this one 
will follow.
So what is wrong with this path?

>                                                 Since we do use
>the current boolean_t somewhat inconsistently in XFS, I'd say we
>should just toss the thing and use int.
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If _that_ is the problem, I am happy to help. Did not want to touch more 
then the already defined "booleans", because it seemed to scare some people.
After all, what interest me next most to a generic boolean, is using 
booleans when it obviously is a boolean.

>I took the earlier patch and completed it, switching over to int
>use in place of boolean_t in the few places it used - I'll merge
>that at some point, when its had enough testing.
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Is that set in stone? Or is there a chance to (in my opinion) improve 
the readability, by setting the variables to their real type.

>cheers.
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best regards


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