linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] staging: greybus: eclose macro in a do

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Date:   Sun, 12 Mar 2023 15:39:55 +0200
From:   Menna Mahmoud <eng.mennamahmoud.mm@...il.com>
To:     Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@...ia.fr>
Cc:     Dan Carpenter <error27@...il.com>, 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: eclose macro in a do - while loop


On ١١‏/٣‏/٢٠٢٣ ١٧:٠٠, Julia Lawall wrote:
>
> On Sat, 11 Mar 2023, Menna Mahmoud wrote:
>
>> On ١١/٣/٢٠٢٣ ١٦:٠٦, Dan Carpenter wrote:
>>> On Sat, Mar 11, 2023 at 03:59:19PM +0200, Menna Mahmoud wrote:
>>>> " ERROR: Macros with multiple statements should be enclosed in a do -
>>>> while loop"
>>>>
>>>> Reported by checkpath.
>>>>
>>>> do loop with the conditional expression set to a constant
>>>> value of zero (0).This creates a loop that
>>>> will execute exactly one time.This is a coding idiom that
>>>> allows a multi-line macro to be used anywhere
>>>> that a single statement can be used.
>>>>
>>>> So, enclose `gb_loopback_stats_attrs` macro in do - while (0) to
>>>> fix checkpath error
>>>>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Menna Mahmoud <eng.mennamahmoud.mm@...il.com>
>>>> ---
>>> This breaks the build.  You need to compile the code before sending a
>>> patch.
>>>
>>> regards,
>>> dan carpenter
>>
>> I see, I thought building the file only enough. appreciate your feedback.
> The outreachy tutorial explains how to compile everything in a
> subdirectory.
>
> julia


Thanks Julia, I will check it.

Menna