[PATCH] compiler_types: Remove unnecessary indirection in compiletime_assert()

From: Tal Zussman
Date: Sat Jun 07 2025 - 03:24:14 EST


compiletime_assert() is the only user of _compiletime_assert(), which
uses __compiletime_assert() directly with no modification to arguments.
Remove _compiletime_assert() and use __compiletime_assert() directly.

Signed-off-by: Tal Zussman <tz2294@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
include/linux/compiler_types.h | 5 +----
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/compiler_types.h b/include/linux/compiler_types.h
index 2b77d12e07b2..60d4fc8a89e5 100644
--- a/include/linux/compiler_types.h
+++ b/include/linux/compiler_types.h
@@ -552,9 +552,6 @@ struct ftrace_likely_data {
# define __compiletime_assert(condition, msg, prefix, suffix) ((void)(condition))
#endif

-#define _compiletime_assert(condition, msg, prefix, suffix) \
- __compiletime_assert(condition, msg, prefix, suffix)
-
/**
* compiletime_assert - break build and emit msg if condition is false
* @condition: a compile-time constant condition to check
@@ -565,7 +562,7 @@ struct ftrace_likely_data {
* compiler has support to do so.
*/
#define compiletime_assert(condition, msg) \
- _compiletime_assert(condition, msg, __compiletime_assert_, __COUNTER__)
+ __compiletime_assert(condition, msg, __compiletime_assert_, __COUNTER__)

#define compiletime_assert_atomic_type(t) \
compiletime_assert(__native_word(t), \

---
base-commit: bdc7f8c5adad50dad2ec762e317f8b212f5782ac
change-id: 20250607-compiletime_assert-13dc76f26a92

Best regards,
--
Tal Zussman <tz2294@xxxxxxxxxxxx>