From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.0 required=3.0 tests=HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_PASS autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 20519C43381 for ; Sat, 16 Mar 2019 03:49:43 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E65F6218D0 for ; Sat, 16 Mar 2019 03:49:42 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1726855AbfCPDtl (ORCPT ); Fri, 15 Mar 2019 23:49:41 -0400 Received: from mx.sdf.org ([205.166.94.20]:60961 "EHLO mx.sdf.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1725907AbfCPDtl (ORCPT ); Fri, 15 Mar 2019 23:49:41 -0400 Received: from sdf.org (IDENT:lkml@sdf.lonestar.org [205.166.94.16]) by mx.sdf.org (8.15.2/8.14.5) with ESMTPS id x2G3nBMP014953 (using TLSv1.2 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256 bits) verified NO); Sat, 16 Mar 2019 03:49:12 GMT Received: (from lkml@localhost) by sdf.org (8.15.2/8.12.8/Submit) id x2G3n98Q022778; Sat, 16 Mar 2019 03:49:09 GMT Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2019 03:49:09 GMT From: George Spelvin Message-Id: <201903160349.x2G3n98Q022778@sdf.org> To: andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com, st5pub@yandex.ru Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/5] lib/list_sort: Simplify and remove MAX_LIST_LENGTH_BITS Cc: akpm@linux-foundation.org, daniel.wagner@siemens.com, dchinner@redhat.com, don.mullis@gmail.com, geert@linux-m68k.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux@rasmusvillemoes.dk, lkml@sdf.org In-Reply-To: <20190315195635.GI9224@smile.fi.intel.com> References: <20190314091041.GU9224@smile.fi.intel.com>, <201903150433.x2F4X9oT024601@sdf.org>, , <201903151023.x2FANDVY013031@sdf.org>, , <201903151659.x2FGxi3R012970@sdf.org>, , <23331552675987@myt2-66bcb87429e6.qloud-c.yandex.net>, <20190315190614.GH9224@smile.fi.intel.com>, <69031552677833@myt1-e20b74e6250c.qloud-c.yandex.net>, <20190315195635.GI9224@smile.fi.intel.com> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Indeed, thanks to everyone who commented. The extra conceptual complexity and reduced readbility is Just Not Worth It. v2 (and final, as far as I'm concerned) follows.