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SubjectRe: do { } while (0) question
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Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@gmail.com> wrote:
> Heiko Carstens wrote:
> > Hi Andrew,
> > your commit e2c2770096b686b4d2456173f53cb50e01aa635c does this:
> > ---
> > Always use do {} while (0). Failing to do so can cause subtle compile
> > failures or bugs.
> > -#define hotcpu_notifier(fn, pri)
> > -#define register_hotcpu_notifier(nb)
> > -#define unregister_hotcpu_notifier(nb)
> > +#define hotcpu_notifier(fn, pri) do { } while (0)
> > +#define register_hotcpu_notifier(nb) do { } while (0)
> > +#define unregister_hotcpu_notifier(nb) do { } while (0)
>
> #if KILLER == 1
> #define MACRO
> #else
> #define MACRO do { } while (0)
> #endif
>
> {
> if (some_condition)
> MACRO

; /* missing */
>
> if_this_is_not_called_you_loose_your_data();
> }

> How do you want to define KILLER, 0 or 1? I personally choose 0.

Yep, at least in this case you'd get a compile failure.
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