Re: [PATCH v4 1/9] sched: Add a generic function to return the preemption string.
From: Ingo Molnar
Date: Mon Mar 17 2025 - 05:12:44 EST
* Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 2025-03-16 12:15:47 [+0100], Ingo Molnar wrote:
> >
> > * Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > > +const char *preempt_modes[] = {
> > > + "none", "voluntary", "full", "lazy", NULL,
> > > +};
> >
> > > + /* Count entries in NULL terminated preempt_modes */
> > > + for (j = 0; preempt_modes[j]; j++)
> > > + ;
> >
> > I'm pretty sure the build-time ARRAY_SIZE() primitive is superior here. ;-)
>
> It would be but it is not an option.
> That array is defined in core.c where it is "always" required while
> debug.c needs it optionally. core.c is its one compile unit while
> debug.c is included by build_utility.c. So I don't see how this can work
> unless we shift things:
Why not have it all in debug.c?
Thanks,
Ingo