>> > >> >> . And since this is compile time >> >> system-wide property, I kept it as driver global. >> > >> >that step I don't understand... why is it a global >*VARIABLE* if it's >> >compile time system-wide property... >> > >> >> I see your point! Are you saying I should use >if(sizeof(dma_addr_t)==8) >> instead of the shortcut if(is_dma64)? >yep >well you can use a preprocessor define of something to make it slightly >more readable (eg shortcut) if you want, but that's what I mean yeah.. > >gcc will optimize the entire unused code away this way, including the >actual conditional jump, so for performance and bloat-ness >point of view >it's nice.... and of course generic design beauty ;) >
Great. Thanks! I will change it. If I understand you correctly, I should #define IS_DMA64 (sizeof(dma_addr_t)==8). Is this better than declaring is_dma64 global variable const? (Excuse the oxymoron). - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-scsi" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
