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[v2,1/2] kconfig.h: Add IF_ENABLED() macro

Message ID 20201213235447.138271-1-paul@crapouillou.net
State Accepted
Commit 1b399bb04837183cecdc1b32ef1cfc7fcfa75d32
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Series [v2,1/2] kconfig.h: Add IF_ENABLED() macro | expand

Commit Message

Paul Cercueil Dec. 13, 2020, 11:54 p.m. UTC
IF_ENABLED(CONFIG_FOO, ptr) evaluates to (ptr) if CONFIG_FOO is set to 'y'
or 'm', NULL otherwise. The (ptr) argument must be a pointer.

The IF_ENABLED() macro can be very useful to help GCC drop dead code.

For instance, consider the following:

    #ifdef CONFIG_FOO_SUSPEND
    static int foo_suspend(struct device *dev)
    {
       ...
    }
    #endif

    static struct pm_ops foo_ops = {
	#ifdef CONFIG_FOO_SUSPEND
        .suspend = foo_suspend,
	#endif
    };

While this works, the foo_suspend() macro is compiled conditionally,
only when CONFIG_FOO_SUSPEND is set. This is problematic, as there could
be a build bug in this function, we wouldn't have a way to know unless
the config option is set.

An alternative is to declare foo_suspend() always, but mark it as maybe
unused:

    static int __maybe_unused foo_suspend(struct device *dev)
    {
       ...
    }

    static struct pm_ops foo_ops = {
	#ifdef CONFIG_FOO_SUSPEND
        .suspend = foo_suspend,
	#endif
    };

Again, this works, but the __maybe_unused attribute is required to
instruct the compiler that the function may not be referenced anywhere,
and is safe to remove without making a fuss about it. This makes the
programmer responsible for tagging the functions that can be
garbage-collected.

With this patch, it is now possible to write the following:

    static int foo_suspend(struct device *dev)
    {
       ...
    }

    static struct pm_ops foo_ops = {
        .suspend = IF_ENABLED(CONFIG_FOO_SUSPEND, foo_suspend),
    };

The foo_suspend() function will now be automatically dropped by the
compiler, and it does not require any specific attribute.

Signed-off-by: Paul Cercueil <paul@crapouillou.net>
---

Notes:
    v2: Only add IF_ENABLED() and don't verify that the argument is a
        pointer; since the second argument of the ?: ternary operator
    	is NULL, the compiler should issue an error if the other
    	argument is not a pointer.

 include/linux/kconfig.h | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

Comments

Paul Cercueil Jan. 11, 2021, 8:45 a.m. UTC | #1
Hi,

Le lun. 14 déc. 2020 à 10:05, Linus Walleij 
<linus.walleij@linaro.org> a écrit :
> On Mon, Dec 14, 2020 at 12:54 AM Paul Cercueil <paul@crapouillou.net> 

> wrote:

> 

>>  IF_ENABLED(CONFIG_FOO, ptr) evaluates to (ptr) if CONFIG_FOO is set 

>> to 'y'

>>  or 'm', NULL otherwise. The (ptr) argument must be a pointer.

>> 

>>  The IF_ENABLED() macro can be very useful to help GCC drop dead 

>> code.

> 

> I can apply this with the other patch to the pinctrl subsystem if 

> Arnd or

> someone else who is good at KConfig provides an ACK.


Arnd? Any feedback?

Cheers,
-Paul
Arnd Bergmann Jan. 15, 2021, 11:47 a.m. UTC | #2
On Mon, Jan 11, 2021 at 9:45 AM Paul Cercueil <paul@crapouillou.net> wrote:
>

> Hi,

>

> Le lun. 14 déc. 2020 à 10:05, Linus Walleij

> <linus.walleij@linaro.org> a écrit :

> > On Mon, Dec 14, 2020 at 12:54 AM Paul Cercueil <paul@crapouillou.net>

> > wrote:

> >

> >>  IF_ENABLED(CONFIG_FOO, ptr) evaluates to (ptr) if CONFIG_FOO is set

> >> to 'y'

> >>  or 'm', NULL otherwise. The (ptr) argument must be a pointer.

> >>

> >>  The IF_ENABLED() macro can be very useful to help GCC drop dead

> >> code.


Looks great! Thanks a lot for getting this sorted.

> > I can apply this with the other patch to the pinctrl subsystem if

> > Arnd or someone else who is good at KConfig provides an ACK.


Yes, please do.

Acked-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
Linus Walleij Jan. 18, 2021, 3:14 p.m. UTC | #3
Both patches applied!

Yours,
Linus Walleij
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diff --git a/include/linux/kconfig.h b/include/linux/kconfig.h
index 9d12c970f18f..e78e17a76dc9 100644
--- a/include/linux/kconfig.h
+++ b/include/linux/kconfig.h
@@ -72,4 +72,10 @@ 
  */
 #define IS_ENABLED(option) __or(IS_BUILTIN(option), IS_MODULE(option))
 
+/*
+ * IF_ENABLED(CONFIG_FOO, ptr) evaluates to (ptr) if CONFIG_FOO is set to 'y'
+ * or 'm', NULL otherwise.
+ */
+#define IF_ENABLED(option, ptr) (IS_ENABLED(option) ? (ptr) : NULL)
+
 #endif /* __LINUX_KCONFIG_H */