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Re: CVS commit: src/sys/miscfs/genfs



Taylor R Campbell <campbell+netbsd-source-changes-d%mumble.net@localhost> 
writes:

>    Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2014 16:16:32 +0200
>    From: Jukka Ruohonen <jruohonen%iki.fi@localhost>
>
>    On Wed, Mar 12, 2014 at 09:39:23AM +0000, Juergen Hannken-Illjes wrote:
>    > Restructure layer_lock() to always lock before testing for dead node.
>    > Use ISSET() to test flags, add assertions.
>
>    As I wrote in the manual page, I'd rather see ISSET(3) et. al. disappear,
>    i.e. these obscure rather than clarify...
>
> I disagree.  Phrases like `(vp->v_iflag & (VI_XLOCK | VI_CLEAN)) == 0'
> make my head's parser stumble -- there are just enough complements to
> juggle that it overwhelms my brain registers for the fast path.  I'd
> rather read `!ISSET(vp->v_iflag, (VI_XLOCK | VI_CLEAN))'.

FWIW, I agree with Taylor.

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