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DateThu, 30 Mar 2006 22:10:37 -0800
FromChris Wright <>
SubjectRe: Synchronizing Bit operations V2
* David Mosberger-Tang (David.Mosberger@acm.org) wrote:
> I have to agree with Hans and I'd much prefer making the mode part of
> the operation's
> name and not a parameter. Besides being The Right Thing, it saves a
> lot of typing.
> For example:
>
> + set_bit_mode(nr, addr, MODE_ATOMIC);
>
> would simply become
>
> + set_bit_atomic(nr, addr);

That's the approach Xen took as well.

thanks,
-chris
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