Re: [PATCH] include/linux: replace remaining __auto_type with auto

From: H. Peter Anvin

Date: Mon Aug 17 2026 - 20:59:20 EST


On August 17, 2026 1:11:35 AM PDT, Zhan Xusheng <zhanxusheng1024@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>From: Zhan Xusheng <zhanxusheng1024@xxxxxxxxx>
>
>From: Zhan Xusheng <zhanxusheng@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
>Replace "__auto_type" as described in commit:
>
>2fb6915fa22d compiler_types.h: add "auto" as a macro for "__auto_type"
>
>srcu.h and compiler-context-analysis.h gained new users shortly after the
>last sweep. With these, __auto_type under include/ is left only in the
>definition itself and the comment above it.
>
>Signed-off-by: Zhan Xusheng <zhanxusheng@xxxxxxxxxx>
>---
> include/linux/compiler-context-analysis.h | 4 ++--
> include/linux/srcu.h | 2 +-
> 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
>diff --git a/include/linux/compiler-context-analysis.h b/include/linux/compiler-context-analysis.h
>index 8302ebc2ea8c..ba6f5bd4b745 100644
>--- a/include/linux/compiler-context-analysis.h
>+++ b/include/linux/compiler-context-analysis.h
>@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ static inline void _context_unsafe_alias(void **p) { }
> */
> #define __acquire_ret(call, ret_expr) \
> ({ \
>- __auto_type __ret = call; \
>+ auto __ret = call; \
> __acquire(ret_expr); \
> __ret; \
> })
>@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ static inline void _context_unsafe_alias(void **p) { }
> */
> #define __acquire_shared_ret(call, ret_expr) \
> ({ \
>- __auto_type __ret = call; \
>+ auto __ret = call; \
> __acquire_shared(ret_expr); \
> __ret; \
> })
>diff --git a/include/linux/srcu.h b/include/linux/srcu.h
>index a54ce9e808b9..0275832d2004 100644
>--- a/include/linux/srcu.h
>+++ b/include/linux/srcu.h
>@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ static inline void __srcu_read_lock_must_hold(const struct srcu_struct *ssp) __m
> ({ \
> __srcu_read_lock_must_hold(ssp); \
> __acquire_shared_ctx_lock(RCU); \
>- __auto_type __v = __rcu_dereference_check((p), __UNIQUE_ID(rcu), \
>+ auto __v = __rcu_dereference_check((p), __UNIQUE_ID(rcu), \
> (c) || srcu_read_lock_held(ssp), __rcu); \
> __release_shared_ctx_lock(RCU); \
> __v; \

Acked-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@xxxxxxxxx>