On Mon, Feb 24, 2014 at 11:08:25AM -0600, Josh Cartwright wrote:
> The assign_if() and assign_if_enable() macros are intended to be used
> in static initializers for function pointers, where the pointer is
> expected to be NULL when a compile-time condition does not hold.
>
> These macros allow for implementing this behavior, without requiring the
> functions be wrapped in #ifdef conditionals, and while providing
> typesafety regardless of the value of the conditional.
>
> For example, the following pattern is common:
>
> #ifdef CONFIG_FOO
> static void foo_callback(void)
> {
> }
> #else
> #define foo_callback NULL
> #endif
>
> static struct foo_object foo_obj = {
> .callback = foo_callback,
> };
>
> Usage of assign_if_enabled() allows for achieving the same effect
> without the preprocessor conditional, and in addition, allowing the
> compiler to typecheck the function regardless of CONFIG_FOO.
>
> static void foo_callback(void)
> {
> }
>
> static struct foo_object foo_obj = {
> .callback = assign_if_enabled(CONFIG_FOO, foo_callback),
> };
>
> Cc: Andrew Morton <[email protected]>
> Signed-off-by: Josh Cartwright <[email protected]>
> ---
> include/linux/typecheck.h | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/include/linux/typecheck.h b/include/linux/typecheck.h
> index eb5b74a..04134c7 100644
> --- a/include/linux/typecheck.h
> +++ b/include/linux/typecheck.h
> @@ -21,4 +21,22 @@
> (void)__tmp; \
> })
>
> +/*
> + * Intended for use in static object initializers,
> + * assign_if(const_expr, function) evaluates to 'function' if 'const_expr',
> + * otherwise NULL.
> + *
> + * The type of the assign_if() expression is typeof(function), and therefore
> + * can provide typechecking regardless of 'const_expr'.
> + *
> + * gcc considers 'function' to be used and will not generate a 'defined but
> not
> + * used' warning when not 'const_expr', however, gcc is smart enough to
> + * eliminate 'function' if assign_if() is the only reference.
> + */
What version of gcc started doing this? Does llvm also do this?
thanks,
greg k-h
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