linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH x86 for review III] [1/29] i386: avoid gcc extension

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Date:	Mon, 12 Feb 2007 19:43:36 +0000
From:	"Jochen Voß" <jochen.voss@...glemail.com>
To:	"Andi Kleen" <ak@...e.de>
Cc:	"Randy Dunlap" <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>,
	"Christoph Hellwig" <hch@...radead.org>,
	"Segher Boessenkool" <segher@...nel.crashing.org>,
	patches@...-64.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH x86 for review III] [1/29] i386: avoid gcc extension

Hi,

On 12/02/07, Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de> wrote:
> setcc() in math-emu is written as a gcc extension statement expression
> macro that returns a value.  However, it's not used that way and it's not
> needed like that, so just make it a do-while non-extension macro so that we
> don't use an extension when it's not needed.

This description ...

> -#define setcc(cc) ({ \
> -  partial_status &= ~(SW_C0|SW_C1|SW_C2|SW_C3); \
> -  partial_status |= (cc) & (SW_C0|SW_C1|SW_C2|SW_C3); })
> +static inline void setcc(int cc)
> +{
> +       partial_status &= ~(SW_C0|SW_C1|SW_C2|SW_C3);
> +       partial_status |= (cc) & (SW_C0|SW_C1|SW_C2|SW_C3);
> +}

... seems to contradict the implementation.  No "do-while" here.

I hope this helps,
Jochen
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