Re: [PATCH v3 1/5] kernel: Add helper macros for loop unrolling

[Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>]

On Mon, Sep 18, 2023 at 11:24:55PM +0200, KP Singh wrote:
> This helps in easily initializing blocks of code (e.g. static calls and
> keys).
> 
> UNROLL(N, MACRO, __VA_ARGS__) calls MACRO N times with the first
> argument as the index of the iteration. This allows string pasting to
> create unique tokens for variable names, function calls etc.
> 
> As an example:
> 
> 	#include <linux/unroll.h>
> 
> 	#define MACRO(N, a, b)            \
> 		int add_##N(int a, int b) \
> 		{                         \
> 			return a + b + N; \
> 		}
> 
> 	UNROLL(2, MACRO, x, y)
> 
> expands to:
> 
> 	int add_0(int x, int y)
> 	{
> 		return x + y + 0;
> 	}
> 
> 	int add_1(int x, int y)
> 	{
> 		return x + y + 1;
> 	}
> 
> Signed-off-by: KP Singh <kpsingh@kernel.org>

A handy bit of macro fun to have. :)

Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>

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Kees Cook