Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 9 Mar 2007 15:02:57 -0800 | From | Randy Dunlap <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] Use more gcc extensions in the Linux headers |
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On Sat, 10 Mar 2007 09:57:32 +1100 Rusty Russell wrote:
> On Fri, 2007-03-09 at 16:56 +1100, Rusty Russell wrote: > > __builtin_types_compatible_p() has been around since gcc 2.95, and we > > don't use it anywhere. This patch quietly fixes that.
Bah. Just because gcc has a "feature" doesn't mean we should use it (in this form).
> OK, many people complained that it needed a comment. Good point! > == > Add comment to ARRAY_SIZE macro. > > Signed-off-by: Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au> > > diff -r 933e410f204f include/linux/kernel.h > --- a/include/linux/kernel.h Sat Mar 10 09:55:31 2007 +1100 > +++ b/include/linux/kernel.h Sat Mar 10 09:55:53 2007 +1100 > @@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ extern const char linux_proc_banner[]; > #define ALIGN(x,a) __ALIGN_MASK(x,(typeof(x))(a)-1) > #define __ALIGN_MASK(x,mask) (((x)+(mask))&~(mask)) > > +/* GCC is awesome. */ > #define ARRAY_SIZE(arr) (sizeof(arr) / sizeof((arr)[0]) \ > + sizeof(typeof(int[1 - 2*!!__builtin_types_compatible_p(typeof(arr), \ > typeof(&arr[0]))]))*0)
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