linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] compiler-gcc.h: Added new macro for gcc attribute

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Date:   Fri, 27 Jan 2017 05:45:51 -0800
From:   Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
To:     Gideon D'souza <gidisrael@...il.com>
Cc:     Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Greg Ungerer <gerg@...ux-m68k.org>,
        Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>,
        linux-m68k <linux-m68k@...ts.linux-m68k.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] compiler-gcc.h: Added new macro for gcc attribute

On Fri, 2017-01-27 at 19:04 +0530, Gideon D'souza wrote:
> Ok, I noticed this went into Andrew's tree and is now in linux-next,
> should I resend it?

Please don't top post and perhaps Andrew can fix it up instead.

Andrew, you need to change:

#define __mode		__attribute__((mode(x)))

to

#define __mode(x)	__attribute__((mode(x)))

thanks.

> On Wed, Jan 25, 2017 at 10:20 AM, Gideon D'souza <gidisrael@...il.com> wrote:
> > > #define __mode(x)       __attribute__((mode(x)))
> > 
> > Well that's embarrassing. I so sorry for the trouble guys :( I'll resend this.
> > 
> > On Wed, Jan 25, 2017 at 7:20 AM, Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com> wrote:
> > > On Tue, 2017-01-24 at 17:44 +0530, Gideon Israel Dsouza wrote:
> > > > Added __mode(x) into compiler-gcc.h as part of a cleanup task I've
> > > > taken up, to replace gcc specific attributes with macros.
> > > > 
> > > > Last accepted patch I sent into linux-next for crypto: d8c34b949d8c:
> > > > crypto: Replaced gcc specific attributes with macros from compiler.h
> > > > 
> > > > The last commit of this task that went through you: 52f5684c8e1ec
> > > > kernel: use macros from compiler.h instead of __attribute__((...))
> > > > 
> > > > The next patch is for cleaning up the m68k subsystem and it requires
> > > > a new macro to wrap __attribute__ ((mode (...)))
> > > 
> > > []
> > > > diff --git a/include/linux/compiler-gcc.h b/include/linux/compiler-gcc.h
> > > 
> > > []
> > > > @@ -121,6 +121,7 @@
> > > >  #define __attribute_const__  __attribute__((__const__))
> > > >  #define __maybe_unused               __attribute__((unused))
> > > >  #define __always_unused              __attribute__((unused))
> > > > +#define __mode                  __attribute__((mode(x)))
> > > 
> > > Huh?
> > > 
> > > Perhaps you meant
> > > 
> > > #define __mode(x)       __attribute__((mode(x)))
> > > 
> > > ?
> > >