The patch titled Subject: include/linux/kdev_t.h: old/new_valid_dev() can return bool has been added to the -mm tree. Its filename is fs-kdev_t-old-new_valid_dev-can-be-boolean.patch This patch should soon appear at http://ozlabs.org/~akpm/mmots/broken-out/fs-kdev_t-old-new_valid_dev-can-be-boolean.patch and later at http://ozlabs.org/~akpm/mmotm/broken-out/fs-kdev_t-old-new_valid_dev-can-be-boolean.patch Before you just go and hit "reply", please: a) Consider who else should be cc'ed b) Prefer to cc a suitable mailing list as well c) Ideally: find the original patch on the mailing list and do a reply-to-all to that, adding suitable additional cc's *** Remember to use Documentation/SubmitChecklist when testing your code *** The -mm tree is included into linux-next and is updated there every 3-4 working days ------------------------------------------------------ From: Yaowei Bai <bywxiaobai@xxxxxxx> Subject: include/linux/kdev_t.h: old/new_valid_dev() can return bool Make old/new_valid_dev return bool due to these two particular functions only using either one or zero as their return value. No functional change. Signed-off-by: Yaowei Bai <bywxiaobai@xxxxxxx> Cc: Al Viro <viro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- include/linux/kdev_t.h | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff -puN include/linux/kdev_t.h~fs-kdev_t-old-new_valid_dev-can-be-boolean include/linux/kdev_t.h --- a/include/linux/kdev_t.h~fs-kdev_t-old-new_valid_dev-can-be-boolean +++ a/include/linux/kdev_t.h @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ }) /* acceptable for old filesystems */ -static inline int old_valid_dev(dev_t dev) +static inline bool old_valid_dev(dev_t dev) { return MAJOR(dev) < 256 && MINOR(dev) < 256; } @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ static inline dev_t old_decode_dev(u16 v return MKDEV((val >> 8) & 255, val & 255); } -static inline int new_valid_dev(dev_t dev) +static inline bool new_valid_dev(dev_t dev) { return 1; } _ Patches currently in -mm which might be from bywxiaobai@xxxxxxx are kernel-watchdog-is_hardlockup-can-be-boolean.patch mm-page_alloc-remove-unused-parameter-in-init_currently_empty_zone.patch mm-vmscan-make-inactive_anon_is_low_global-return-directly.patch mm-oom_kill-introduce-is_sysrq_oom-helper.patch mm-compaction-add-an-is_via_compact_memory-helper-function.patch mm-vmscan-make-inactive_anon-file_is_low-return-bool.patch mm-memcontrol-make-mem_cgroup_inactive_anon_is_low-return-bool.patch fs-kdev_t-remove-unused-huge_valid_dev-function.patch fs-kdev_t-old-new_valid_dev-can-be-boolean.patch fs-vfs-remove-unnecessary-new_valid_dev-check.patch fs-btrfs-remove-unnecessary-new_valid_dev-check.patch fs-exofs-remove-unnecessary-new_valid_dev-check.patch fs-ext2-remove-unnecessary-new_valid_dev-check.patch fs-ext4-remove-unnecessary-new_valid_dev-check.patch fs-f2fs-remove-unnecessary-new_valid_dev-check.patch fs-hpfs-remove-unnecessary-new_valid_dev-check.patch fs-jfs-remove-unnecessary-new_valid_dev-check.patch fs-ncpfs-remove-unnecessary-new_valid_dev-check.patch fs-nfs-remove-unnecessary-new_valid_dev-check.patch fs-nilfs2-remove-unnecessary-new_valid_dev-check.patch fs-reiserfs-remove-unnecessary-new_valid_dev-check.patch fs-stat-remove-unnecessary-new_valid_dev-check.patch fs-ubifs-remove-unnecessary-new_valid_dev-check.patch -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe mm-commits" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html