On Wed, 6 Nov 2013 01:13:11 +0200 "Kirill A. Shutemov" <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Really the function shouldn't exist in this case. It is __init so the > > sin is not terrible, but can this be arranged? > > I would like to get rid of __ptlock_alloc()/__ptlock_free() too, but I > don't see a way within C: we need to know sizeof(spinlock_t) on > preprocessor stage. > > We can have a hack on kbuild level: write small helper program to find out > sizeof(spinlock_t) before start building and turn it into define. > But it's overkill from my POV. And cross-compilation will be a fun. Yes, it doesn't seem worth the fuss. The compiler will remove all this code anyway, so for example ptlock_cache_init() becomes an empty function. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [email protected] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
