linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 3/6] KVM: introduce kvm_for_each

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Date:	Mon, 21 Nov 2011 10:34:08 +0200
From:	Avi Kivity <avi@...hat.com>
To:	Takuya Yoshikawa <yoshikawa.takuya@....ntt.co.jp>
CC:	Xiao Guangrong <xiaoguangrong@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Marcelo Tosatti <mtosatti@...hat.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, KVM <kvm@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 3/6] KVM: introduce kvm_for_each_memslot macro

On 11/21/2011 02:54 AM, Takuya Yoshikawa wrote:
> (2011/11/20 20:21), Avi Kivity wrote:
>> On 11/18/2011 11:18 AM, Xiao Guangrong wrote:
>>> index bb8728e..10524c0 100644
>>> --- a/include/linux/kvm_host.h
>>> +++ b/include/linux/kvm_host.h
>>> @@ -307,6 +307,10 @@ static inline struct kvm_vcpu
>>> *kvm_get_vcpu(struct kvm *kvm, int i)
>>>            (vcpup = kvm_get_vcpu(kvm, idx)) != NULL; \
>>>            idx++)
>>>
>>> +#define kvm_for_each_memslot(slots, memslot, i)    \
>>> +    for (i = 0; i<  (slots)->nmemslots&&    \
>>> +          ({ memslot =&(slots)->memslots[i]; 1; }); i++)
>>> +
>>>
>>
>> Statement expression not needed, you can use the comma operator:
>>
>>    i<  (slots)->nmemslots&&  (memslot = @(slots)->memslots[i], true)
>>
>> or even
>>
>>    memslot =&(slots)->memslots[i], i<  (slots)->nmemslots
>>
>> or just kill i and make memslot the loop variable.
>>
>
> Do you have any preference for the arguments ordering?
>
> I think placing the target one, memslot in this case, first is
> conventional in
> the kernel code, except when we want to place "kvm" or something like
> that.
>
> But in kvm code, there seems to be some difference.

You mean for the macro?  Yes, making memslot the first argument is a
good idea.  Any difference in kvm code is not intentional.


-- 
error compiling committee.c: too many arguments to function

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