Using the BIT() macro instead of manually shifting bits makes the code less error prone.
If is more readable is a matter of taste so only replace if the file is already using this macro. Signed-off-by: Javier Martinez Canillas <[email protected]> --- Changes since v1: - Add a rule that checks if the file is already using this macro as suggested by Julia Lawall scripts/coccinelle/api/bit.cocci | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 30 insertions(+) create mode 100644 scripts/coccinelle/api/bit.cocci diff --git a/scripts/coccinelle/api/bit.cocci b/scripts/coccinelle/api/bit.cocci new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a02cfd3 --- /dev/null +++ b/scripts/coccinelle/api/bit.cocci @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +// Use the BIT() macro if is already used +// +// Confidence: High +// Copyright (C) 2014 Javier Martinez Canillas. GPLv2. +// URL: http://coccinelle.lip6.fr/ +// Options: --include-headers + +@hasbitops@ +@@ + +#include <linux/bitops.h> + +@usesbit@ +@@ + +BIT(...) + +@depends on hasbitops && usesbit@ +expression E; +@@ + +- 1 << E ++ BIT(E) + +@depends on hasbitops && usesbit@ +expression E; +@@ + +- BIT((E)) ++ BIT(E) -- 1.9.1 -- 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/

