On Tue, Jun 24, 2025 at 04:19:30PM -0700, Sean Christopherson wrote:
> Rename is_signed_type() to is_signed_var() to avoid colliding with a macro
> of the same name defined by linux/overflow.h.  Note, overflow.h's version
> takes a type as the input, whereas the harness's version takes a variable!

Can we just update compiler.h to use typeof() and drop duplicates?
(typeof() a type is a pass-thru). Totally untested:

diff --git a/include/linux/compiler.h b/include/linux/compiler.h
index 6f04a1d8c720..cb925b883806 100644
--- a/include/linux/compiler.h
+++ b/include/linux/compiler.h
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ static inline void *offset_to_ptr(const int *off)
  * Whether 'type' is a signed type or an unsigned type. Supports scalar types,
  * bool and also pointer types.
  */
-#define is_signed_type(type) (((type)(-1)) < (__force type)1)
+#define is_signed_type(type) (((typeof(type))(-1)) < (__force typeof(type))1)
 #define is_unsigned_type(type) (!is_signed_type(type))
 
 /*


-- 
Kees Cook

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