Re: [PATCH 11/12] tools: sync lib/find_bit implementation

[Rikard Falkeborn]

On Tue, May 11, 2021 at 10:28:50AM +0300, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> On Tue, May 11, 2021 at 12:51:58AM +0200, Rikard Falkeborn wrote:
> > On Mon, May 10, 2021 at 06:44:44PM +0300, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> 
> ...
> 
> > Does the following work for you? For simplicity, I copied__is_constexpr from
> > include/linux/minmax.h (which isn't available in tools/). A proper patch
> > would reuse __is_constexpr (possibly refactoring it to a separate
> > header since bits.h including minmax.h for that only seems smelly)
> 
> I think we need to have it in something like compiler.h (top level). Under
> 'top level' I meant something with the function as of compiler.h but with
> Linuxisms rather than compiler attributes or so.

Right. Will you send a patch, or do you want me to?

It would be good to get confirmation that __is_constexpr solves the
build failure.

> 
> Separate header for the (single) macro is too much...
> 

Agreed.

> > and fix
> > bits.h in the kernel header as well, to keep the files in sync.
> 
> Right.
> 
> -- 
> With Best Regards,
> Andy Shevchenko
> 
> 

With Best Regards,
Rikard