Re: [PATCH] compiler.h: fix error in BUILD_BUG_ON() reporting

[Joe Perches]

On Tue, 2020-03-31 at 20:56 +0200, Rasmus Villemoes wrote:
> On 31/03/2020 20.20, Joe Perches wrote:
> > On Tue, 2020-03-31 at 13:26 +0200, Vegard Nossum wrote:
> > >  #define compiletime_assert(condition, msg) \
> > > -	_compiletime_assert(condition, msg, __compiletime_assert_, __LINE__)
> > > +	_compiletime_assert(condition, msg, __compiletime_assert_, __COUNTER__)
> > 
> > This might be better using something like __LINE__ ## _ ## __COUNTER__
> > 
> > as line # is somewhat useful to identify the specific assert in a file.
> > 
> 
> Eh, if the assert fires, doesn't the compiler's diagnostics already
> contain all kinds of location information?

I presume if that were enough,
neither __LINE__ nor __COUNTER__
would be useful.