Re: [PATCH] compiler*.h: Add '__' prefix and suffix to all __attribute__ #defines

From: Luc Van Oostenryck
Date: Mon Oct 28 2019 - 19:03:56 EST


On Mon, Oct 28, 2019 at 03:28:17PM -0700, Joe Perches wrote:
> On Mon, 2019-10-28 at 23:15 +0100, Luc Van Oostenryck wrote:
> > On Mon, Oct 28, 2019 at 10:59:47AM -0700, Joe Perches wrote:
> > > On Mon, 2019-10-28 at 18:37 +0100, Miguel Ojeda wrote:
> > > > Just in case: for these ones (i.e. __CHECKER__), did you check if
> > > > sparse handles this syntax? (I don't recall myself if it does).
> > > >
> > > > Other than that, thanks for the cleanup too! I can pick it up in the
> > > > the compiler-attributes tree and put it in -next.
> > >
> > > Thanks for asking and no, I did not until just now.
> > > Turns out sparse does _not_ handle these changes and
> > > the checking fails for these __<changes>__.
> > >
> > > sparse would have to update parse.c or the __CHECKER__
> > > changes would need to be reverted.
> > >
> > > Perhaps update parse.c like:
> >
> > ...
> >
> > Yes, this was missing. Thanks.
> > Can I have your SoB for this?
>
> I'm not sure this actually works as there's
> some possible sparse parsing changes in the
> use of __context__.

Yes, indeed. The following shoud be squashed on top of
your patch (not tested yet on linux side):

-- Luc

diff --git a/parse.c b/parse.c
index 4464e2667..4b0a1566c 100644
--- a/parse.c
+++ b/parse.c
@@ -345,6 +345,7 @@ static struct symbol_op goto_op = {

static struct symbol_op __context___op = {
.statement = parse_context_statement,
+ .attribute = attribute_context,
};

static struct symbol_op range_op = {
@@ -537,6 +538,7 @@ static struct init_keyword {
{ "while", NS_KEYWORD, .op = &while_op },
{ "do", NS_KEYWORD, .op = &do_op },
{ "goto", NS_KEYWORD, .op = &goto_op },
+ { "context", NS_KEYWORD, .op = &context_op },
{ "__context__",NS_KEYWORD, .op = &__context___op },
{ "__range__", NS_KEYWORD, .op = &range_op },
{ "asm", NS_KEYWORD, .op = &asm_op },
@@ -560,8 +562,6 @@ static struct init_keyword {
{ "__bitwise__",NS_KEYWORD, MOD_BITWISE, .op = &attr_bitwise_op },
{ "address_space",NS_KEYWORD, .op = &address_space_op },
{ "__address_space__",NS_KEYWORD, .op = &address_space_op },
- { "context", NS_KEYWORD, .op = &context_op },
- { "__context__",NS_KEYWORD, .op = &context_op },
{ "designated_init", NS_KEYWORD, .op = &designated_init_op },
{ "__designated_init__", NS_KEYWORD, .op = &designated_init_op },
{ "transparent_union", NS_KEYWORD, .op = &transparent_union_op },