2008/1/2, DervishD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>* Abdel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> dixit:
>> In file include/asm-i386/system.h, _set_base and _set_limit use an
>> useless do ... while(0)
>>
>> Why is this needed ?
>
>Google for "do while swallow semicolon". This looks like an useless an
Hi Abdel :)
* Abdel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> dixit:
> In file include/asm-i386/system.h, _set_base and _set_limit use an
> useless do ... while(0)
>
> Why is this needed ?
Google for "do while swallow semicolon". This looks like an useless and
weird construction but it is very useful when it comes t
Abdel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> In file include/asm-i386/system.h, _set_base and _set_limit use an
> useless do ... while(0)
>
> Why is this needed ?
http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ/DoWhile0
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On Wed, Jan 02, 2008 at 12:45:39PM +0100, Abdel wrote:
> Hi,
>
> In file include/asm-i386/system.h, _set_base and _set_limit use an
> useless do ... while(0)
>
> Why is this needed ?
>
> exemple with _set_base from linux-2.6.23
>
> #define _set_base(addr,base) do { unsigned long __pr; \
> __as
Hi,
In file include/asm-i386/system.h, _set_base and _set_limit use an
useless do ... while(0)
Why is this needed ?
exemple with _set_base from linux-2.6.23
#define _set_base(addr,base) do { unsigned long __pr; \
__asm__ __volatile__ ("movw %%dx,%1\n\t" \
"rorl $16,%%edx\n\t" \
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