Re: [PATCH v2] printf: convert test_hashed into macro

[Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com>]

On Fri, Jan 16, 2026 at 11:27:03AM -0500, Tamir Duberstein wrote:
> This allows the compiler to check the arguments against the __printf

__printf() since it takes parameters, OTOH it's an attribute at the end,
so I have no strong opinion on how to spell it.

> attribute on __test. This produces better diagnostics when incorrect

__test()

*This is reference to a function.

> inputs are passed.

...

> +/*
> + * This is a macro so that the compiler can compare its arguments to the
> + * __printf attribute on __test. This cannot be a function with a __printf
> + * attribute because GCC requires __printf functions to be variadic.

As per commit message remarks.

> + */
> +#define test_hashed(kunittest, fmt, p)                                   \
> +	do {                                                             \
> +		char buf[PLAIN_BUF_SIZE];                                \
> +		plain_hash_to_buffer(kunittest, p, buf, PLAIN_BUF_SIZE); \
> +		test(buf, fmt, p);                                       \
> +	} while (0)

Make sure you used tabs to indent the \:s.

...

The downside of a macro is a killing of compile-time type checks.

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko