Re: [PATCH 3/3] compiler.h: add __chkp_no_side_effects() empty hint/assertion macro

[Linus Torvalds]

On Sat, 25 Oct 2025 at 14:15, Jim Cromie <jim.cromie@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Allow an author to suppress these warnings on _var by adding
> '__chkp_no_side_effects(_var)' to the body of macros which trigger
> that warning.  This may reduce blowouts in CI pipelines.

How about just not doing that checkpatch thing at all if it causes problems?

Seriously, I think checkpatch often causes more problems than it
fixes. If it then causes us to write even uglier macros - and it's not
like our macros are pretty in general - it really is just causing
pain.

I think we should cut down checkpatch to things that are obvious and
real issues. Not things that then cause people to make code worse.

                 Linus