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1 files changed, 8 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/percpu.h b/include/linux/percpu.h
index cb9039a21f2a..f926490a7d8b 100644
--- a/include/linux/percpu.h
+++ b/include/linux/percpu.h
@@ -11,8 +11,14 @@
#define PERCPU_ENOUGH_ROOM 32768
#endif
-/* Must be an lvalue. */
-#define get_cpu_var(var) (*({ preempt_disable(); &__get_cpu_var(var); }))
+/*
+ * Must be an lvalue. Since @var must be a simple identifier,
+ * we force a syntax error here if it isn't.
+ */
+#define get_cpu_var(var) (*({ \
+ extern int simple_indentifier_##var(void); \
+ preempt_disable(); \
+ &__get_cpu_var(var); }))
#define put_cpu_var(var) preempt_enable()
#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
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