Re: linux/macros.h(new) and linux/list.h(mod) ...

From: Matthew Dharm (mdharm-kernel@one-eyed-alien.net)
Date: Thu Jul 05 2001 - 18:05:34 EST

Better, but throwing __FILE__ in there would be good too...

Come to think of it, tho, we have multiple files named the same thing in
multiple places on the kernel tree... even __var##__LINE__##__FILE__ isn't
_guaranteed_ to be unique.

Matt

On Thu, Jul 05, 2001 at 11:57:11PM +0100, Alan Cox wrote:
> > Life's a bitch.
> > cf. get_user(__ret_gu, __val_gu); (on i386)
> >
> > Time to invent a gcc extension which gives us unique names? :)
>
> #define min(a,b) __magic_minfoo(a,b, __var##__LINE__, __var2##__LINE__)
>
> #define __magic_minfoo(A,B,C,D) \
> { typeof(A) C = (A) .... }
>
>
> Alan
>
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