> It is not that I object to "two bit constants". FMODE_FSNOTIFY_MASK is a > two-bit constant and a good one. But the name clearly suggests it is not a > single bit constant. When you have all FMODE_FOO and FMODE_BAR things > single bit except for FMODE_BAZ which is multi-bit, then this is IMHO a > recipe for problems and I rather prefer explicitely spelling the > combination out as FMODE_NONOTIFY | FMODE_NONOTIFY_PERM in the few places > that need this instead of hiding it behind some other name. Very much agreed!
