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Diffstat (limited to 'include/linux/compiler.h')
| -rw-r--r-- | include/linux/compiler.h | 9 |
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/compiler.h b/include/linux/compiler.h index 2e853b679a5d..668569844d37 100644 --- a/include/linux/compiler.h +++ b/include/linux/compiler.h @@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ # define __release(x) __context__(x,-1) # define __cond_lock(x,c) ((c) ? ({ __acquire(x); 1; }) : 0) # define __percpu __attribute__((noderef, address_space(3))) -# define __pmem __attribute__((noderef, address_space(5))) #ifdef CONFIG_SPARSE_RCU_POINTER # define __rcu __attribute__((noderef, address_space(4))) #else /* CONFIG_SPARSE_RCU_POINTER */ @@ -45,7 +44,6 @@ extern void __chk_io_ptr(const volatile void __iomem *); # define __cond_lock(x,c) (c) # define __percpu # define __rcu -# define __pmem # define __private # define ACCESS_PRIVATE(p, member) ((p)->member) #endif /* __CHECKER__ */ @@ -529,13 +527,14 @@ static __always_inline void __write_once_size(volatile void *p, void *res, int s * object's lifetime is managed by something other than RCU. That * "something other" might be reference counting or simple immortality. * - * The seemingly unused void * variable is to validate @p is indeed a pointer - * type. All pointer types silently cast to void *. + * The seemingly unused variable ___typecheck_p validates that @p is + * indeed a pointer type by using a pointer to typeof(*p) as the type. + * Taking a pointer to typeof(*p) again is needed in case p is void *. */ #define lockless_dereference(p) \ ({ \ typeof(p) _________p1 = READ_ONCE(p); \ - __maybe_unused const void * const _________p2 = _________p1; \ + typeof(*(p)) *___typecheck_p __maybe_unused; \ smp_read_barrier_depends(); /* Dependency order vs. p above. */ \ (_________p1); \ }) |
