Re: [PATCH 8/8] virtio_ring.h: do not include <stdint.h> from exported header

From: Michael S. Tsirkin
Date: Tue Apr 05 2022 - 21:54:08 EST


On Mon, Apr 04, 2022 at 03:19:48PM +0900, Masahiro Yamada wrote:
> Arnd mentioned a limitation when including <stdint.h> from UAPI
> headers. [1]
>
> Besides, I'd like exported headers to be as compliant with the
> traditional C as possible.
>
> In fact, the UAPI headers are compile-tested with -std=c90 (see
> usr/include/Makefile) even though the kernel itself is now built
> with -std=gnu11.
>
> Currently, include/uapi/linux/virtio_ring.h includes <stdint.h>
> presumably because it uses uintptr_t.
>
> Replace it with __kernel_uintptr_t, and stop including <stdint.h>.
>
> [1]: https://lore.kernel.org/all/CAK8P3a0bz8XYJOsmND2=CT_oTDmGMJGaRo9+QMroEhpekSMEaQ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/
>
> Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@xxxxxxxxxx>

Acked-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@xxxxxxxxxx>

> ---
>
> include/uapi/linux/virtio_ring.h | 6 ++----
> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/virtio_ring.h b/include/uapi/linux/virtio_ring.h
> index 476d3e5c0fe7..6329e4ff35f4 100644
> --- a/include/uapi/linux/virtio_ring.h
> +++ b/include/uapi/linux/virtio_ring.h
> @@ -31,9 +31,7 @@
> * SUCH DAMAGE.
> *
> * Copyright Rusty Russell IBM Corporation 2007. */
> -#ifndef __KERNEL__
> -#include <stdint.h>
> -#endif
> +
> #include <linux/types.h>
> #include <linux/virtio_types.h>
>
> @@ -196,7 +194,7 @@ static inline void vring_init(struct vring *vr, unsigned int num, void *p,
> vr->num = num;
> vr->desc = p;
> vr->avail = (struct vring_avail *)((char *)p + num * sizeof(struct vring_desc));
> - vr->used = (void *)(((uintptr_t)&vr->avail->ring[num] + sizeof(__virtio16)
> + vr->used = (void *)(((__kernel_uintptr_t)&vr->avail->ring[num] + sizeof(__virtio16)
> + align-1) & ~(align - 1));
> }
>
> --
> 2.32.0
>
>