* Re: rcu: Make rcu_assign_pointer's assignment volatile and type-safe
@ 2013-09-01 23:50 Wang Shilong
2013-09-02 0:06 ` Josh Triplett
0 siblings, 1 reply; 2+ messages in thread
From: Wang Shilong @ 2013-09-01 23:50 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Josh Triplett
Cc: linux-kernel, sparse, linux-sparse, Wang Shilong,
Stephen Hemminger, lttng-dev, Mathieu Desnoyers, Paul E. McKenney
Hello, Using checkpatch.pl, i get the following warnings(errors):
WARNING: line over 80 characters
#57: FILE: include/linux/rcupdate.h:518:
+ extern void __rcu_assign_pointer_typecheck(int, typeof(*(v)) __kernel *); \
ERROR: need consistent spacing around '*' (ctx:WxB)
#72: FILE: include/linux/rcupdate.h:568:
+ ACCESS_ONCE(p) = (typeof(*(v)) __force space *)(v); \
^
total: 1 errors, 1 warnings, 26 lines checked
patch has style problems, please review.
If any of these errors are false positives, please report
them to the maintainer, see CHECKPATCH in MAINTAINERS.
Thanks, Wang
Notice: this is an automatically generated by shell script
Any problems please contact: wangshilong1991@gmail.com
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* Re: rcu: Make rcu_assign_pointer's assignment volatile and type-safe
2013-09-01 23:50 rcu: Make rcu_assign_pointer's assignment volatile and type-safe Wang Shilong
@ 2013-09-02 0:06 ` Josh Triplett
0 siblings, 0 replies; 2+ messages in thread
From: Josh Triplett @ 2013-09-02 0:06 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Wang Shilong
Cc: linux-kernel, linux-sparse, sparse, lttng-dev, Stephen Hemminger,
Paul E. McKenney, Mathieu Desnoyers, Andy Whitcroft, Joe Perches
On Mon, Sep 02, 2013 at 07:50:09AM +0800, Wang Shilong wrote:
> Hello, Using checkpatch.pl, i get the following warnings(errors):
> WARNING: line over 80 characters
> #57: FILE: include/linux/rcupdate.h:518:
> + extern void __rcu_assign_pointer_typecheck(int, typeof(*(v)) __kernel *); \
It'd get much uglier if wrapped, and the function name needs to stay
unique to avoid conflicts with the macro context. I don't plan to
change this.
> ERROR: need consistent spacing around '*' (ctx:WxB)
> #72: FILE: include/linux/rcupdate.h:568:
> + ACCESS_ONCE(p) = (typeof(*(v)) __force space *)(v); \
False positive; checkpatch.pl seems to parse this as multiplication
rather than a cast.
- Josh Triplett
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