Re: [RFC PATCH 1/2] bitops: add generic parity calculation for u8

To: Guenter Roeck <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 1/2] bitops: add generic parity calculation for u8
From: Wolfram Sang <wsa+renesas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2024 17:40:39 +0100
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> > Curious: Why not bool ?
> 
> Never mind. It returns the parity, after all, not "parity is odd".

Yes, this was my reasoning.

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References:
- [RFC PATCH 0/2] add generic parity calculation for u8
  - From: Wolfram Sang
- [RFC PATCH 1/2] bitops: add generic parity calculation for u8
  - From: Wolfram Sang
- Re: [RFC PATCH 1/2] bitops: add generic parity calculation for u8
  - From: Guenter Roeck
- Re: [RFC PATCH 1/2] bitops: add generic parity calculation for u8
  - From: Guenter Roeck