RE: [PATCH v4 1/2] compiler.h: add const_true()

[David Laight <David.Laight@ACULAB.COM>]

From: Linus Torvalds
> Sent: 17 November 2024 19:10
> 
> On Sun, 17 Nov 2024 at 11:05, David Laight <David.Laight@aculab.com> wrote:
> >
> > I think everything can be built on a base if_const_zero(x, if_z, if_nz)
> > #define const_true(x) if_const_zero(!(x), 1, 0)
> > #define is_constexpr(x) if_const_zero((x) * 0, 1, 0)
> > which gives a bit more flexibility.
> 
> The is_constexpr() should probably be if_const_zero(0*!(x),1,0) to be
> ok with pointers and with "long long" constants.
> 
> And the "1,0" arguments should have a real reason for existing. I'm
> not entirely convinced any other cases make much sense.

I might have used them when trying to get (high >= 0u) through a -W1 build.
(for example in GENMASK()).
Can't quite remember the horrid solution though.

Since 99% will be 1,0 maybe saving the extra expansion is best anyway.
So have is_const_zero(x) and add if_const_zero(x, if_z, if_nz) later.

	David

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