[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Horst von Brand)  wrote on 07.05.01 in 
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:

> "David S. Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
> > Jonathan Morton writes:
> >  > >-                        page_count(page) == (1 + !!page->buffers));
> >  >
> >  > Two inversions in a row?
> >
> > It is the most straightforward way to make a '1' or '0'
> > integer from the NULL state of a pointer.
>
> IMVHO, it is clearer to write:
>
>   page_count(page) == 1 + (page->buffers != NULL)
>
> At least, the original poster wouldn't have wondered, and I wouldn't have
> had to think a bit to find out what it meant... If gcc generates worse code
> for this, it should be fixed.

Huh. IMO, that is significantly *less* readable. And incidentally I'd be  
less certain that it actually does what you want - it is rather easy to  
convince yourself that !! has to do the right thing.

MfG Kai
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