Re: [PATCH] linux/bits.h: Fix compilation error with GENMASK

[Andy Shevchenko]

On Thu, May 20, 2021 at 01:41:12PM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote:
> On Tue, 11 May 2021 22:37:15 +0200 Rikard Falkeborn <rikard.falkeborn@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > --- a/include/linux/const.h
> > +++ b/include/linux/const.h
> > @@ -3,4 +3,12 @@
> >  
> >  #include <vdso/const.h>
> >  
> > +/*
> > + * This returns a constant expression while determining if an argument is
> > + * a constant expression, most importantly without evaluating the argument.
> > + * Glory to Martin Uecker <Martin.Uecker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > + */
> > +#define __is_constexpr(x) \
> > +	(sizeof(int) == sizeof(*(8 ? ((void *)((long)(x) * 0l)) : (int *)8)))
> 
> Boggle.
> 
> Could someone please sometime enhance that comment a bit?  What need
> does this thing satisfy and how on earth does it work?

Some summary based on (links from) https://vegard.wiki/w/is_constexpr() ?

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko