From:	 Brad Chapman <kakadu_croc@yahoo.com>
To:	 linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [IDEA+RFC] Possible solution for min()/max() war
Date:	 Fri, 24 Aug 2001 15:42:32 -0700 (PDT)

Everyone,

	At the risk of igniting another long-drawn-out flamewar over the
min()/max() macros, I have an idea.

	There is a section in the config dialogs labeled "Kernel hacking."
Under it there is the SysRQ option. Why don't we put an entry under that
dialog and label it "Use new min()/max() macros" and make it a y/n field.
Then we can add dozens of warnings to the help dialog about it, and allow
the user/hacker to select the macro they want.

	In any code which uses the macros, you can simply do this:

#include <linux/config.h>
....
#ifdef CONFIG_USE_NEW_MINMAX
	minimum = min(int, number[0], number[1]);
#else
	minimum = min(number[0], number[1]);
#endif

	This way, some hackers can use the two-arg min()/max() inside an #ifdef block,
other hackers can use the three-arg min()/max() inside an #ifdef block, 
and people who don't care can select either.

	Comments, flames, suggestions, anyone? If the output is good, I'll
publish a patch which will add the Config.in option and default it to
CONFIG_USE_NEW_MINMAX=y, since that was the decree of the Great Penguin Overlord ;)

Brad

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Brad Chapman

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