Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] Compiler Attributes: Add __counted_by_ptr macro

From: Miguel Ojeda

Date: Sat Jan 17 2026 - 14:18:50 EST


On Fri, Jan 16, 2026 at 9:35 AM Peter Zijlstra <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Kees promised to drop this attribute once GCC-16 releases by basically
> doing 's/__counted_by_ptr/__counted_by/' and unifying things again.
>
> This split out state will only exist for a very short while until GCC
> has a release with this feature on.

Ah, I see, thanks!

(even if it happens later, that sounds fine)

Cheers,
Miguel