Re: [PATCH for -tip 4/4] irq: for_each_irq_desc() makes simplify

From: KOSAKI Motohiro
Date: Fri Jan 02 2009 - 00:56:53 EST


Hi

>> # define for_each_irq_desc(irq, desc) \
>> for (irq = 0, desc = irq_to_desc(irq); irq < nr_irqs; \
>> - irq++, desc = irq_to_desc(irq))
>> + irq++, desc = irq_to_desc(irq)) \
>> + if (desc)
>> +
>> +
>> # define for_each_irq_desc_reverse(irq, desc) \
>> for (irq = nr_irqs - 1, desc = irq_to_desc(irq); irq >= 0; \
>> - irq--, desc = irq_to_desc(irq))
>> + irq--, desc = irq_to_desc(irq)) \
>> + if (desc)
>
> I know this has gone in, but isn't this naked 'if' unsafe. Consider the
> following hypothetical code:
>
> if (safe)
> for_each_irq_desc(irq, desc) {
> ...
> }
> else
> panic();
>
> With the macro definition above, the loop would panic() each time !desc,
> and _not_ panic() when !safe. I'd consider this behaviour to be
> unexpected, to say the least :-)

Correct.

> The fix is to change the
>
> if (desc)
>
> in the macro to
>
> if (!desc) ; else

Ok. I'll do that.
Very thanks for good reviewing.

btw, actually current kernel aready have similar macros.
e.g.

#define for_each_node_with_cpus(node) \
for_each_online_node(node) \
if (nr_cpus_node(node))


Shoud we fixed it too? ;-)
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