Jani Nikula
2021-Nov-19 12:47 UTC
[PATCH 00/17] Add memberof(), split some headers, and slightly simplify code
On Fri, 19 Nov 2021, Alejandro Colomar <alx.manpages at gmail.com> wrote:> Hi all, > > I simplified some xxxof() macros, > by adding a new macro memberof(), > which implements a common operation in many of them. > > I also splitted many of those macros into tiny headers, > since I noticed that touching those headers implied > recompiling almost the whole kernel. > > Hopefully after this patch there will be less > things to recompile after touching one of those. > > Having simpler headers means that now one can > include one of those without pulling too much stuff > that might break other stuff. > > I removed some unnecessary casts too. > > Every few commits in this series > and of course after the last commit > I rebuilt the kernel and run for a while with it without any problems. > > Please note that I have written very few kernel code > and for example some files wouldn't let me include some of these files, > so I didn't change those. > > What I mean is that, > even though this is super obvious and shouldn't break stuff, > and I'm not new to C, > I'm quite new to the kernel, > and ask that reviewers take deep look, please. > > > In the first and second commits > I changed a lot of stuff in many parts, > and that's why I CCd so many people (also in this cover letter). > However, to avoid spamming, > and since it would be a nightmare to > find all the relevant people affected in so many different areas, > I only CCd in 01, 02 and in the cover letter. > If anyone is interested in reading the full patch set, > I sent it to the LKML.I think with the patch split you have this would be a nightmare to get merged. Please consider refactoring the headers first, and once those are reviewed and merged, you can proceed with using them elsewhere. For example, we'd want the drm/i915 changes in patches separate from changes to other drivers or the core headers. BR, Jani.> > > Thanks, > Alex > > > Alejandro Colomar (17): > linux/container_of.h: Add memberof(T, m) > Use memberof(T, m) instead of explicit NULL dereference > Replace some uses of memberof() by its wrappers > linux/memberof.h: Move memberof() to separate header > linux/typeof_member.h: Move typeof_member() to a separate header > Simplify sizeof(typeof_member()) to sizeof_field() > linux/NULL.h: Move NULL to a separate header > linux/offsetof.h: Move offsetof(T, m) to a separate header > linux/offsetof.h: Implement offsetof() in terms of memberof() > linux/container_of.h: Implement container_of_safe() in terms of > container_of() > linux/container_of.h: Cosmetic > linux/container_of.h: Remove unnecessary cast to (void *) > linux/sizeof_field.h: Move sizeof_field(T, m) to a separate header > include/linux/: Include a smaller header if just for NULL > linux/offsetofend.h: Move offsetofend(T, m) to a separate header > linux/array_size.h: Move ARRAY_SIZE(arr) to a separate header > include/: Include <linux/array_size.h> for ARRAY_SIZE() > > arch/x86/include/asm/bootparam_utils.h | 3 +- > arch/x86/kernel/signal_compat.c | 5 ++-- > drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_sw_fence.c | 1 + > drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_utils.h | 5 ++-- > drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_runtime_pm.h | 3 +- > drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be.h | 10 +++---- > drivers/net/ethernet/i825xx/ether1.c | 7 +++-- > drivers/platform/x86/wmi.c | 3 +- > drivers/scsi/be2iscsi/be.h | 12 ++++---- > drivers/scsi/be2iscsi/be_cmds.h | 5 +++- > fs/btrfs/ctree.h | 5 ++-- > fs/proc/inode.c | 1 + > include/acpi/actypes.h | 4 ++- > include/crypto/internal/blake2b.h | 1 + > include/crypto/internal/blake2s.h | 1 + > include/crypto/internal/chacha.h | 1 + > include/drm/drm_mipi_dbi.h | 1 + > include/drm/drm_mode_object.h | 1 + > include/kunit/test.h | 1 + > include/linux/NULL.h | 10 +++++++ > include/linux/arm_ffa.h | 1 + > include/linux/array_size.h | 15 ++++++++++ > include/linux/blk_types.h | 1 + > include/linux/can/core.h | 1 + > include/linux/clk-provider.h | 1 + > include/linux/container_of.h | 28 ++++++++++------- > include/linux/counter.h | 1 + > include/linux/crash_core.h | 1 + > include/linux/efi.h | 1 + > include/linux/extable.h | 2 +- > include/linux/f2fs_fs.h | 1 + > include/linux/filter.h | 3 ++ > include/linux/fs.h | 1 + > include/linux/genl_magic_func.h | 1 + > include/linux/hashtable.h | 1 + > include/linux/ieee80211.h | 1 + > include/linux/kbuild.h | 3 ++ > include/linux/kernel.h | 7 +---- > include/linux/kfifo.h | 1 + > include/linux/kvm_host.h | 3 ++ > include/linux/libata.h | 1 + > include/linux/llist.h | 1 + > include/linux/memberof.h | 11 +++++++ > include/linux/mlx5/device.h | 1 + > include/linux/mlx5/driver.h | 1 + > include/linux/mm_types.h | 1 + > include/linux/moduleparam.h | 3 ++ > include/linux/mtd/rawnand.h | 1 + > include/linux/netdevice.h | 1 + > include/linux/netfilter.h | 1 + > include/linux/nvme-fc.h | 2 ++ > include/linux/offsetof.h | 17 +++++++++++ > include/linux/offsetofend.h | 19 ++++++++++++ > include/linux/pagemap.h | 1 + > include/linux/phy.h | 1 + > include/linux/phy_led_triggers.h | 1 + > include/linux/pinctrl/machine.h | 1 + > include/linux/property.h | 1 + > include/linux/rcupdate.h | 1 + > include/linux/rcupdate_wait.h | 1 + > include/linux/regmap.h | 1 + > include/linux/sched/task.h | 1 + > include/linux/sizeof_field.h | 14 +++++++++ > include/linux/skb_array.h | 1 + > include/linux/skbuff.h | 1 + > include/linux/skmsg.h | 3 ++ > include/linux/slab.h | 2 ++ > include/linux/spinlock_types.h | 1 + > include/linux/stddef.h | 30 +++---------------- > include/linux/string.h | 5 +++- > include/linux/surface_aggregator/controller.h | 1 + > include/linux/surface_aggregator/serial_hub.h | 1 + > include/linux/swap.h | 1 + > include/linux/ti-emif-sram.h | 1 + > include/linux/typeof_member.h | 11 +++++++ > include/linux/ucs2_string.h | 2 +- > include/linux/vdpa.h | 1 + > include/linux/virtio_config.h | 17 ++++++----- > include/linux/wireless.h | 2 ++ > include/net/bond_3ad.h | 1 + > include/net/dsa.h | 1 + > include/net/ip_vs.h | 1 + > include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_tuple.h | 1 + > include/net/netfilter/nf_tables.h | 1 + > include/net/netlink.h | 1 + > include/rdma/uverbs_ioctl.h | 1 + > include/rdma/uverbs_named_ioctl.h | 1 + > include/scsi/scsi_host.h | 1 + > include/sound/soc-dapm.h | 1 + > include/sound/soc.h | 1 + > include/trace/events/wbt.h | 1 + > include/uapi/linux/netfilter/xt_sctp.h | 1 + > include/xen/hvm.h | 1 + > kernel/kallsyms.c | 3 +- > 94 files changed, 255 insertions(+), 79 deletions(-) > create mode 100644 include/linux/NULL.h > create mode 100644 include/linux/array_size.h > create mode 100644 include/linux/memberof.h > create mode 100644 include/linux/offsetof.h > create mode 100644 include/linux/offsetofend.h > create mode 100644 include/linux/sizeof_field.h > create mode 100644 include/linux/typeof_member.h-- Jani Nikula, Intel Open Source Graphics Center