Re: [PATCH] uapi: stddef.h: Provide UAPI macros for __counted_by_{le, be}

[Alexander Lobakin <aleksander.lobakin@intel.com>]

From: Erick Archer <erick.archer@outlook.com>
Date: Mon,  6 May 2024 19:42:08 +0200

> Provide UAPI macros for UAPI structs that will gain annotations for
> __counted_by_{le, be} attributes.

Pls add me to Cc next time.

Why is this change needed? __counted_by_{le, be}() aren't used anywhere
in the uAPI headers.

> 
> Signed-off-by: Erick Archer <erick.archer@outlook.com>
> ---
>  include/uapi/linux/stddef.h | 8 ++++++++
>  1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/stddef.h b/include/uapi/linux/stddef.h
> index 2ec6f35cda32..58154117d9b0 100644
> --- a/include/uapi/linux/stddef.h
> +++ b/include/uapi/linux/stddef.h
> @@ -55,4 +55,12 @@
>  #define __counted_by(m)
>  #endif
>  
> +#ifndef __counted_by_le
> +#define __counted_by_le(m)
> +#endif
> +
> +#ifndef __counted_by_be
> +#define __counted_by_be(m)
> +#endif
> +
>  #endif /* _UAPI_LINUX_STDDEF_H */

Thanks,
Olek