linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] m68k: Fix ndelay() macro

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Date:   Fri, 28 Oct 2016 18:09:41 +0200
From:   Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:     Boris Brezillon <boris.brezillon@...e-electrons.com>
Cc:     linux-m68k <linux-m68k@...ts.linux-m68k.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] m68k: Fix ndelay() macro

Hi Boris,

On Fri, Oct 28, 2016 at 5:12 PM, Boris Brezillon
<boris.brezillon@...e-electrons.com> wrote:
> The current ndelay() macro definition has an extra semi-colon at the
> end of the line thus leading to a compilation error when ndelay is used
> in a conditional block with curly braces like this one:
>
>         if (cond)
>                 ndelay(t);
>         else
>                 ...
>
> which, after the preprocessor pass gives:
>
>         if (cond)
>                 m68k_ndelay(t);;
>         else
>                 ...
>
> thus leading to the following gcc error:
>
>         error: 'else' without a previous 'if'
>
> Remove this extra semi-colon.
>
> Signed-off-by: Boris Brezillon <boris.brezillon@...e-electrons.com>

Thank you, will apply and queue for v4.9.

> Fixes: c8ee038bd1488 ("m68k: Implement ndelay() based on the existing udelay() logic")

Wow, that's even a quite recent commit. Needs backporting only to v3.10+...

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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