linux/types.h: reinstate "__bitwise__" macro for user space use
authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Wed, 25 May 2022 16:02:19 +0000 (09:02 -0700)
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Wed, 25 May 2022 17:08:59 +0000 (10:08 -0700)
commitcaa28984163cb63ea0be4cb8dbf05defdc7303f9
treeeef470377776f300b96cae38c5cb1883da0d0da4
parente5499dd7253c8382d03f687f19a854adcc688357
linux/types.h: reinstate "__bitwise__" macro for user space use

Commit c724c866bb70 ("linux/types.h: remove unnecessary __bitwise__")
was right that there are no users of __bitwise__ in the kernel, but it
turns out there are user space users of it that do expect it.

It is, after all, in the uapi directory, so user space usage is to be
expected.

Instead of reverting the commit completely, let's just clarify the
situation so that it doesn't happen again, and have some in-code
explanations for why that "__bitwise__" still exists.

Reported-by: Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@kernel.org>
Cc: Bjorn Helgaas <helgaas@kernel.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/b5c0a68d-8387-4909-beea-f70ab9e6e3d5@kernel.org/
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
include/uapi/linux/types.h