* Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 07. 03. 25, 12:38, Ingo Molnar wrote: > > > > * Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > On 06. 03. 25, 17:25, Kuan-Wei Chiu wrote: > > > > Change return type to bool for better clarity. Update the kernel doc > > > > comment accordingly, including fixing "@value" to "@val" and adjusting > > > > examples. Also mark the function with __attribute_const__ to allow > > > > potential compiler optimizations. > > > > > > > > Co-developed-by: Yu-Chun Lin <eleanor15x@xxxxxxxxx> > > > > Signed-off-by: Yu-Chun Lin <eleanor15x@xxxxxxxxx> > > > > Signed-off-by: Kuan-Wei Chiu <visitorckw@xxxxxxxxx> > > > > --- > > > > include/linux/bitops.h | 10 +++++----- > > > > 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) > > > > > > > > diff --git a/include/linux/bitops.h b/include/linux/bitops.h > > > > index c1cb53cf2f0f..44e5765b8bec 100644 > > > > --- a/include/linux/bitops.h > > > > +++ b/include/linux/bitops.h > > > > @@ -231,26 +231,26 @@ static inline int get_count_order_long(unsigned long l) > > > > /** > > > > * parity8 - get the parity of an u8 value > > > > - * @value: the value to be examined > > > > + * @val: the value to be examined > > > > * > > > > * Determine the parity of the u8 argument. > > > > * > > > > * Returns: > > > > - * 0 for even parity, 1 for odd parity > > > > + * false for even parity, true for odd parity > > > > > > This occurs somehow inverted to me. When something is in parity means that > > > it has equal number of 1s and 0s. I.e. return true for even distribution. > > > Dunno what others think? Or perhaps this should be dubbed odd_parity() when > > > bool is returned? Then you'd return true for odd. > > > > OTOH: > > > > - '0' is an even number and is returned for even parity, > > - '1' is an odd number and is returned for odd parity. > > Yes, that used to make sense for me. For bool/true/false, it no longer does. > But as I wrote, it might be only me... No strong opinion on this from me either, I'd guess existing practice with other parity functions should probably control. (If a coherent praxis exists.). Thanks, Ingo