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Re: __bitwise versus __bitwise__ [Was: [PATCH] mac80211: check endianness/types in sparse runs]

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On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 11:32:39PM +0100, Sam Ravnborg wrote:
> Al - can I ask you to explain the difference between __bitwise
> and __bitwise__ as used by the kernel.

__bitwise__ - to be used for relatively compact stuff (gfp_t, etc.) that
is mostly warning-free and is supposed to stay that way.  Warnings will
be generated without __CHECK_ENDIAN__.

__bitwise - noisy stuff; in particular, __le*/__be* are that.  We really
don't want to drown in noise unless we'd explicitly asked for it.
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