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Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2001 05:23:01 +0200
From: Roman Zippel <zippel@linux-m68k.org>
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Hi,

"David S. Miller" wrote:

> Wrong.  This is legal:
> 
> int test(unsigned long a, int b)
> {
>         return min(a, b);
> }
> 
> And the compiler will warn about it with your typeof version.
> That is dumb and unacceptable.

Please show me a place in the kernel where such code is used and is not
dumb.

Could you please answer my argument about maintainability?

bye, Roman