netdev - [PATCH 14/17] batman-adv: Check type of x and y in seq

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Date:	Mon, 30 May 2011 09:22:59 +0200
From:	Sven Eckelmann <sven@...fation.org>
To:	davem@...emloft.net
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, b.a.t.m.a.n@...ts.open-mesh.org,
	Sven Eckelmann <sven@...fation.org>
Subject: [PATCH 14/17] batman-adv: Check type of x and y in seq_(before|after)

seq_before and seq_after depend on the fact that both sequence numbers
have the same type and thus the same bitwidth. We can ensure that by
compile time checking using a compare between the pointer to the
temporary buffers which were created using the typeof of both
parameters. For example gcc would create a warning like
"warning: comparison of distinct pointer types lacks a cast".

Signed-off-by: Sven Eckelmann <sven@...fation.org>
---
 net/batman-adv/main.h |    7 +++++--
 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/batman-adv/main.h b/net/batman-adv/main.h
index 80be5ad..610eaf0 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/main.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/main.h
@@ -194,8 +194,11 @@ static inline int compare_eth(const void *data1, const void *data2)
  *  - before adding more than 127 to the starting value - it is a predecessor,
  *  - when adding 128 - it is neither a predecessor nor a successor,
  *  - after adding more than 127 to the starting value - it is a successor */
-#define seq_before(x, y) ({typeof(x) _dummy = (x - y); \
-			_dummy > smallest_signed_int(_dummy); })
+#define seq_before(x, y) ({typeof(x) _d1 = (x); \
+			  typeof(y) _d2 = (y); \
+			  typeof(x) _dummy = (_d1 - _d2); \
+			  (void) (&_d1 == &_d2); \
+			  _dummy > smallest_signed_int(_dummy); })
 #define seq_after(x, y) seq_before(y, x)
 
 #endif /* _NET_BATMAN_ADV_MAIN_H_ */
-- 
1.7.5.3

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