On Fri, Oct 26, 2018 at 09:44:15AM +0200, Christoph Hellwig wrote: > > if (req_sects > UINT_MAX >> 9) > > - req_sects = UINT_MAX >> 9; > > + req_sects = (UINT_MAX >> 9) & ~bs_mask; > > Given that we have this same thing duplicated in write zeroes > what about a documented helper? IMO, using UINT_MAX & bs_mask is better because it is self-explanatory in the context. If we introduce one helper, it may not be easy to find a better name than UINT_MAX. thanks, Ming