linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] byteorder: force in-place endian conversion to always evaluate args

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Date:	Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:14:04 -0400
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Harvey Harrison <harvey.harrison@...il.com>
CC:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] byteorder: force in-place endian conversion to always
 evaluate args

Harvey Harrison wrote:
> David Miller reported breakage in ide when the in-place byteorder helpers
> were used as the macros do not always evaluate their args which led to
> an infinite loop.
> 
> Just make them functions to ensure they always do so.

> -#define __cpu_to_be64s(x) do {} while (0)

For what it's worth, the way to write a macro like this:

#define __cpu_to_be64s(x) ((void)(x))

	-hpa
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