linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] staging: greybus: loopback: enclose macro statements in do-while loop

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Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.2.22.394.2210161649400.2876@hadrien>
Date:   Sun, 16 Oct 2022 16:51:09 +0200 (CEST)
From:   Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@...ia.fr>
To:     Deepak R Varma <drv@...lo.com>
cc:     outreachy@...ts.linux.dev, pure.logic@...us-software.ie,
        johan@...nel.org, elder@...nel.org, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org,
        greybus-dev@...ts.linaro.org, linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] staging: greybus: loopback: enclose macro statements in
 do-while loop



On Sun, 16 Oct 2022, Deepak R Varma wrote:

> Include multiple statements of macro definition inside do-while{0} loop
> to avoid possible partial program execution. Issue reported by
> checkpatch script:
>
> ERROR: Macros with multiple statements should be enclosed in a do - while loop

I don't think this change will compile.  See if you can figure out why
not.

julia

>
> Signed-off-by: Deepak R Varma <drv@...lo.com>
> ---
>  drivers/staging/greybus/loopback.c | 4 +++-
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/greybus/loopback.c b/drivers/staging/greybus/loopback.c
> index 1a61fce98056..37214cb43937 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/greybus/loopback.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/greybus/loopback.c
> @@ -163,9 +163,11 @@ static ssize_t name##_avg_show(struct device *dev,		\
>  static DEVICE_ATTR_RO(name##_avg)
>
>  #define gb_loopback_stats_attrs(field)				\
> +do {								\
>  	gb_loopback_ro_stats_attr(field, min, u);		\
>  	gb_loopback_ro_stats_attr(field, max, u);		\
> -	gb_loopback_ro_avg_attr(field)
> +	gb_loopback_ro_avg_attr(field);				\
> +} while (0)
>
>  #define gb_loopback_attr(field, type)					\
>  static ssize_t field##_show(struct device *dev,				\
> --
> 2.30.2
>
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