linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/6] rtc: generic: allow building on all architectures

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Date:	Wed, 02 Mar 2016 10:28:40 +0100
From:	Andreas Schwab <schwab@...ux-m68k.org>
To:	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
Cc:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
	Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...e-electrons.com>,
	"linux-arm-kernel\@lists.infradead.org" 
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
	Kyle McMartin <kyle@...artin.ca>,
	RTCLINUX <rtc-linux@...glegroups.com>,
	Alessandro Zummo <a.zummo@...ertech.it>,
	"linuxppc-dev\@lists.ozlabs.org" <linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org>,
	Linux-sh list <linux-sh@...r.kernel.org>,
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	linux-m68k <linux-m68k@...ts.linux-m68k.org>,
	"linux-kernel\@vger.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/6] rtc: generic: allow building on all architectures

Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org> writes:

>> +#else
>> +#define generic_rtc_ops *(struct rtc_class_ops*)NULL
>> +#endif
>>
>>  static int __init generic_rtc_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
>>  {
>>         struct rtc_device *rtc;
>> +       const struct rtc_class_ops *ops;
>> +
>> +       ops = dev_get_platdata(&dev->dev);
>> +       if (!ops)
>> +               ops = &generic_rtc_ops;
>
> I hope no compiler version treats "&*(struct rtc_class_ops*)NULL" as
> undefined behavior?

Yes, that is guaranteed, the operations cancel each other (6.5.3.2#3: If
the operand is the result of a unary * operator, neither that operator
nor the & operator is evaluated and the result is as if both were
omitted).

Andreas.

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