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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2024 18:02:01 +0100
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Subject: Re: [RFC] include/linux/make_type.h: Helpers for making u16/u32/u64
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To: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com>
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On 14.02.2024 17:04, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 14, 2024 at 04:54:08PM +0100, Michal Wajdeczko wrote:
>> It is quite common practice to make u16, u32 or u64 values from
>> smaller words.  Add simple helpers for that.
> 
> ...
> 
>> +++ b/include/linux/make_type.h
> 
> If we go with this, please make better name so we can combine this with
> upper/lower_*_bits() helpers which seems related semantically to this.
> 

what about "include/linux/uintops.h" like we have bitops.h ?