Re: lots of code could be simplified by using ARRAY_SIZE()

From: Robert P. J. Day
Date: Fri Dec 15 2006 - 15:52:44 EST


On Fri, 15 Dec 2006, Jan Engelhardt wrote:

>
> >>> Indeed, there seems to be lots of potential clean-up there.
> >>> Including duplicate macros like:
> >>>
> >>> ./drivers/ide/ide-cd.h:#define ARY_LEN(a) ((sizeof(a) / sizeof(a[0])))
> >>
> >> not surprisingly, i have a script "arraysize.sh":
> >...
> >
> >This could also come in the flavor "sizeof(a) / sizeof(*a)".
> >I haven't checked if there are actual instances.
>
> Even sizeof a / sizeof *a
>
> may happen.

yes, sadly, there are a number of those as well. back to the drawing
board.

rday

p.s. you know, once i nail this script, somebody better apply the end
result. :-)
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