linux-kernel - Re: [PATCHv6 15/30] x86/boot: Port I/O: allow to hook up alternative helpers

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Date:   Thu, 17 Mar 2022 13:23:12 -0700
From:   Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>
To:     "Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
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Subject: Re: [PATCHv6 15/30] x86/boot: Port I/O: allow to hook up alternative
 helpers

On 3/17/22 13:20, Dave Hansen wrote:
> You keep the preprocessor away from things like
> 
> 	foo.inb = bar;
> 
> with:
> 
> 	#define inb(x) pio_ops.inb(x)

... and I spotted my nonsense just as I hit send.

You could do that ^^.  But you'd need to rename the 'inb' op  like:

struct port_io_ops {
	u8 (*f_inb)(u16 port);
	...
};

so that you do:

	#define inb(x) pio_ops.f_inb(x)

But, remember when I said I hate playing #define tricks? ;)  This is one
reason why.