Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 2 Aug 2016 17:17:02 -0400 | From | Theodore Ts'o <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 1038/1285] Replace numeric parameter like 0444 with macro |
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On Tue, Aug 02, 2016 at 08:10:47PM +0800, Baole Ni wrote: > I find that the developers often just specified the numeric value > when calling a macro which is defined with a parameter for access permission. > As we know, these numeric value for access permission have had the corresponding macro, > and that using macro can improve the robustness and readability of the code, > thus, I suggest replacing the numeric parameter with the macro.
I actually find using the macros significantly **decrease* the readiability of the code. A quick glance at 0644 quickly tells you what the permissions are. Parsing S_IRUSR | S_IRGRP | S_IROTH takes longer, and is more error prone.
NACK.
- Ted
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