netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] sock: make lockdep_sock_is

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Date:	Fri, 8 Apr 2016 01:13:13 +0200
From:	Hannes Frederic Sowa <hannes@...essinduktion.org>
To:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] sock: make lockdep_sock_is_held static inline

On 08.04.2016 01:08, Eric Dumazet wrote:
> On Fri, 2016-04-08 at 00:47 +0200, Hannes Frederic Sowa wrote:
>
>> I see... hmpf.
>>
>> Wouldn't it be nicer if I include a helper a la:
>>
>> #define lockdep_is_held(lock)  1
>>
>> in lockdep.h in case lockdep is globally not enabled? I do actually have
>> already another user for this outside of PROVE_RCU.
>
> It probably had been discussed on lkml a long time ago.
>
> My guess is that you can not do that, but am too lazy to tell you why ;)

I will simply try it and otherwise go with your solution. My other cases 
would need to be ifdefed then as well, but also possible.

Patch is send out and I will now research after your tip that it was 
already tried.

Thanks,
Hannes