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DateWed, 26 Mar 2008 06:17:59 +0100
FromAndi Kleen <>
SubjectRe: [RFC 5/8] x86_64: Add UV specific header for MMR definitions
On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 08:08:20PM -0400, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 11:04:22AM +0100, Andi Kleen wrote:
> > bitfields are only problematic on portable code, which this isn't.
> 
> it's still crappy to read and a bad example for others.  

I personally think bitfield code is actually easier to read
than manual shift/mask etc.

Avoiding bitfields is just a rule of thumb for portability, but that one
does not apply here.

I would say Joern's recent comment on religion vs common sense
for CodingStyle applies very well here.

> And last time
> I heard about UV it also included an ia64 version, but that's been
> loooong ago.

bitfield rules should be 100% the same between x86 and ia64

-Andi


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