Re: [PATCH 1/2] compiler-gcc.h: Added new macro for gcc attribute

From: Gideon D'souza
Date: Fri Jan 27 2017 - 08:34:50 EST


Ok, I noticed this went into Andrew's tree and is now in linux-next,
should I resend it?

On Wed, Jan 25, 2017 at 10:20 AM, Gideon D'souza <gidisrael@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>#define __mode(x) __attribute__((mode(x)))
> Well that's embarrassing. I so sorry for the trouble guys :( I'll resend this.
>
> On Wed, Jan 25, 2017 at 7:20 AM, Joe Perches <joe@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> On Tue, 2017-01-24 at 17:44 +0530, Gideon Israel Dsouza wrote:
>>> Added __mode(x) into compiler-gcc.h as part of a cleanup task I've
>>> taken up, to replace gcc specific attributes with macros.
>>>
>>> Last accepted patch I sent into linux-next for crypto: d8c34b949d8c:
>>> crypto: Replaced gcc specific attributes with macros from compiler.h
>>>
>>> The last commit of this task that went through you: 52f5684c8e1ec
>>> kernel: use macros from compiler.h instead of __attribute__((...))
>>>
>>> The next patch is for cleaning up the m68k subsystem and it requires
>>> a new macro to wrap __attribute__ ((mode (...)))
>> []
>>> diff --git a/include/linux/compiler-gcc.h b/include/linux/compiler-gcc.h
>> []
>>> @@ -121,6 +121,7 @@
>>> #define __attribute_const__ __attribute__((__const__))
>>> #define __maybe_unused __attribute__((unused))
>>> #define __always_unused __attribute__((unused))
>>> +#define __mode __attribute__((mode(x)))
>>
>> Huh?
>>
>> Perhaps you meant
>>
>> #define __mode(x) __attribute__((mode(x)))
>>
>> ?
>>