Re: [RFC][PATCH] rcu: Use typeof(p) instead of typeof(*p) *

From: Steven Rostedt
Date: Tue Oct 05 2021 - 17:05:25 EST


On Tue, 5 Oct 2021 13:45:52 -0700
Linus Torvalds <torvalds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> If there was some clean and simple solution to the compiler warning
> problem, that would be one thing. But when you think you need to
> change core RCU macros, or lie to the compiler about the type system,
> at that point it's not some clean and simple fix any more. At that
> point you're literally making things worse than just exposing the
> type.

Fine, I'll just create a separate header file with all that is needed and
add it to the include. At least that way, it doesn't muck up the rest of
the header file.

-- Steve