Re: [PATCH] hwmon: (core) Avoid ifdef in C source file

From: Guenter Roeck
Date: Fri Nov 15 2024 - 11:31:43 EST


Hi Thomas,

On Wed, Nov 13, 2024 at 05:39:16AM +0100, Thomas Weißschuh wrote:
> Using an #ifdef in a C source files to have different definitions
> of the same symbol makes the code harder to read and understand.
> Furthermore it makes it harder to test compilation of the different
> branches.
>
> Replace the ifdeffery with IS_ENABLED() which is just a normal
> conditional.
> The resulting binary is still the same as before as the compiler
> optimizes away all the unused code and definitions.
>
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Weißschuh <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---

I decided to apply the patch despite my concerns about the lack
of dummy functions. Let's see if it blows up in our face; if so,
I'll revert it.

Thanks,
Guenter