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Re: [PATCH 0309/1285] Replace numeric parameter like 0444 with macro

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Baole Ni <baolex.ni@intel.com> writes:
> 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 find the numbers far, far more readable.

Cheers,
Rusty.

>  /* Allow Guests to use a non-128 (ie. non-Linux) syscall trap. */
>  static unsigned int syscall_vector = IA32_SYSCALL_VECTOR;
> -module_param(syscall_vector, uint, 0444);
> +module_param(syscall_vector, uint, S_IRUSR | S_IRGRP | S_IROTH);
>  
>  /* The address of the interrupt handler is split into two bits: */
>  static unsigned long idt_address(u32 lo, u32 hi)
> -- 
> 2.9.2

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[PATCH 0309/1285] Replace numeric parameter like 0444 with macro Baole Ni <baolex.ni@intel.com> - 2016-08-02 15:40 +0200
  Re: [PATCH 0309/1285] Replace numeric parameter like 0444 with macro Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au> - 2016-08-03 04:40 +0200

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