linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] rbtree: include linux/compiler.h for definition of __always

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Date:	Wed, 24 Oct 2012 09:45:13 +0200
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
To:	Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>
Cc:	Michel Lespinasse <walken@...gle.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Pekka Enberg <penberg@...nel.org>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] rbtree: include linux/compiler.h for definition of
 __always_inline


* Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com> wrote:

> On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 10:56:21PM +0100, Michel Lespinasse wrote:
> > On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 10:01 AM, Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com> wrote:
> > > rb_erase_augmented is a static function annotated with __always_inline.
> > > This causes a compile failure when attempting to use the rbtree
> > > implementation as a library (e.g. kvm tool):
> > >
> > > rbtree_augmented.h:125:24: error: expected ???=???, ???,???, ???;???, ???asm??? or ???__attribute__??? before ???void???
> > >
> > > This patch includes linux/compiler.h in rbtree_augmented.h so that the
> > > __always_inline macro is resolved correctly.
> > >
> > > Cc: Pekka Enberg <penberg@...nel.org>
> > > Cc: Michel Lespinasse <walken@...gle.com>
> > > Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
> > > Signed-off-by: Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>
> > 
> > Just curious - what are you going to implement with augmented rbtrees
> > in kvm tool ?
> > 
> > If the basic rbtree or the interval tree implementations are
> > sufficient for your usage, you should try using that (in which case
> > you won't need this header fix).
> 
> kvm tool uses interval rbtrees for things like keeping track 
> of virtual devices, although it looks like Ingo implemented 
> the augment callbacks while moving to -rc1.

Yeah, latest kvmtool uses the modern augmented-rbtree facility 
of the kernel.

Thanks,

	Ingo
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