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Message-ID: <20200804162340.046b719b.cohuck@redhat.com>
Date:   Tue, 4 Aug 2020 16:23:40 +0200
From:   Cornelia Huck <cohuck@...hat.com>
To:     "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 03/24] virtio: allow __virtioXX, __leXX in config
 space

On Mon, 3 Aug 2020 16:58:46 -0400
"Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com> wrote:

> Currently all config space fields are of the type __uXX.
> This confuses people and some drivers (notably vdpa)
> access them using CPU endian-ness - which only
> works well for legacy or LE platforms.
> 
> Update virtio_cread/virtio_cwrite macros to allow __virtioXX
> and __leXX field types. Follow-up patches will convert
> config space to use these types.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@...hat.com>
> ---
>  include/linux/virtio_config.h | 50 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
>  1 file changed, 48 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

(...)

> @@ -287,12 +288,57 @@ static inline __virtio64 cpu_to_virtio64(struct virtio_device *vdev, u64 val)
>  	return __cpu_to_virtio64(virtio_is_little_endian(vdev), val);
>  }
>  
> +/*
> + * Only the checker differentiates between __virtioXX and __uXX types. But we
> + * try to share as much code as we can with the regular GCC build.
> + */
> +#if !defined(CONFIG_CC_IS_GCC) && !defined(__CHECKER__)
> +
> +/* Not a checker - we can keep things simple */
> +#define __virtio_native_typeof(x) typeof(x)
> +
> +#else
> +
> +/*
> + * We build this out of a couple of helper macros in a vain attempt to
> + * help you keep your lunch down while reading it.
> + */

It might help with the lunch, but it still gives a slight queasiness.
No ideas for a better version, though.

> +#define __virtio_pick_value(x, type, then, otherwise)			\
> +	__builtin_choose_expr(__same_type(x, type), then, otherwise)
> +
> +#define __virtio_pick_type(x, type, then, otherwise)			\
> +	__virtio_pick_value(x, type, (then)0, otherwise)
> +
> +#define __virtio_pick_endian(x, x16, x32, x64, otherwise)			\
> +	__virtio_pick_type(x, x16, __u16,					\
> +		__virtio_pick_type(x, x32, __u32,				\
> +			__virtio_pick_type(x, x64, __u64,			\
> +				otherwise)))
> +
> +#define __virtio_native_typeof(x) typeof(					\
> +	__virtio_pick_type(x, __u8, __u8,					\
> +		__virtio_pick_endian(x, __virtio16, __virtio32, __virtio64,	\
> +			__virtio_pick_endian(x, __le16, __le32, __le64,		\
> +				__virtio_pick_endian(x, __u16, __u32, __u64,	\
> +					/* No other type allowed */		\
> +					(void)0)))))
> +
> +#endif
> +
> +#define __virtio_native_type(structname, member) \
> +	__virtio_native_typeof(((structname*)0)->member)
> +
> +#define __virtio_typecheck(structname, member, val) \
> +		/* Must match the member's type, and be integer */ \
> +		typecheck(__virtio_native_type(structname, member), (val))
> +
> +

Acked-by: Cornelia Huck <cohuck@...hat.com>