linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/5] driver core: make struct device

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Date:   Wed, 23 Nov 2022 20:06:20 +0100
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@...pe.ca>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/5] driver core: make struct device_type.uevent() take a
 const *

On Wed, Nov 23, 2022 at 02:25:59PM -0400, Jason Gunthorpe wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 23, 2022 at 07:10:49PM +0100, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> > On Wed, Nov 23, 2022 at 05:49:36PM +0000, Matthew Wilcox wrote:
> > > On Wed, Nov 23, 2022 at 01:29:56PM -0400, Jason Gunthorpe wrote:
> > > > #define generic_container_of(in_type, in, out_type, out_member) \
> > > > 	_Generic(in,                                        \
> > > >                   const in_type *: ((const out_type *)container_of(in, out_type, out_member)),   \
> > > >                   in_type *: ((out_type *)container_of(in, out_type, out_member)) \
> > > > 		  )
> > > 
> > > There's a neat trick I found in seqlock.h:
> > > 
> > > #define generic_container_of(in_t, in, out_t, m)			\
> > > 	_Generic(*(in),							\
> > > 		const in_t: ((const out_t *)container_of(in, out_t, m)), \
> > > 		in_t: ((out_t *)container_of(in, out_type, m))	\
> > > 	)
> > > 
> > > and now it fits in 80 columns ;-)
> > 
> > Nice trick!  Dropping the inline functions is a bit different, let me
> > see if that still gives a sane error if we pass an incorrect type or
> > mess with the const * the wrong way.  I'll run some tests tomorrow
> > afternoon...
> 
> The errors in some cases are very verbose, but it is somewhat
> understandable - the worst is when _Generic fails to match anything,
> but also at least clang partially expanded container_of and it throws
> other assertions too.
> 
> I also wonder if this could just be rolled into the normal
> container_of.

I think we might be able to now, my previous attempts with inline
functions prevented that.  I'll beat on that tomorrow...

> in_type would have to be derived like:
> 
>   in_type = typeof((out_type *)NULL)->out_member)
> 
> But I don't know if you can use typeof in a generic type matching expression..

Maybe that is what threw me before, I can't remember.  I do know we
tried a number of different attempts, can't recall the failed ones...

thanks,

greg k-h