Hi, On Fri, 8 Jul 2005, Bryan Henderson wrote:
> I wasn't aware anyone preferred defines to enums for declaring enumerated > data types. If it's really enumerated data types, that's fine, but this example was about bitfield masks. > Isn't the only argument for defines, "that's what I'm used to."? defines are not just used for constants and there is _nothing_ wrong with using defines for constants. > The macro language is one the most hated parts of the C language; it makes > sense to try to avoid it as a general rule. Nevertheless it's part of the language, it's used all over the kernel and suddenly starting to mix different types of definitions, makes things only worse. I prefer consistency here over any minor advantages enums might have. bye, Roman - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
