Re: [PATCH 5/9] KVM: selftests: Prevent PAGE_SIZE redefinition on x86

[Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com>]

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On Tue, Sep 02, 2025, Faruqui, Aqib wrote:
> I suppose a fix for blindly using PAGE_SIZE in subsequent macros:
> 
> #ifdef PAGE_SIZE
> #undef PAGE_SIZE
> #endif
> #define PAGE_SIZE		(1ULL << PAGE_SHIFT)
> 
> Is no better and is instead blindly suppressing the compiler's redefinition warning. 
> 
> I'm having trouble finding what causes the conflict, any advice here?

Maybe try a newer compiler?  E.g. gcc-14.2 will spit out the exact location of the
previous definition.

In file included from include/x86/svm_util.h:13,
                 from include/x86/sev.h:15,
                 from lib/x86/sev.c:5:
include/x86/processor.h:373:9: error: "PAGE_SIZE" redefined [-Werror]
  373 | #define PAGE_SIZE               (1ULL << PAGE_SHIFT)
      |         ^~~~~~~~~
include/x86/processor.h:370:9: note: this is the location of the previous definition
  370 | #define PAGE_SIZE               BIT(12)
      |         ^~~~~~~~~