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1#ifndef __LINUX_COMPILER_H
2#define __LINUX_COMPILER_H
3
4#ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
5
6#ifdef __CHECKER__
7# define __user __attribute__((noderef, address_space(1)))
e0fdb0e0 8# define __kernel __attribute__((address_space(0)))
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9# define __safe __attribute__((safe))
10# define __force __attribute__((force))
11# define __nocast __attribute__((nocast))
12# define __iomem __attribute__((noderef, address_space(2)))
8529091e 13# define __must_hold(x) __attribute__((context(x,1,1)))
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14# define __acquires(x) __attribute__((context(x,0,1)))
15# define __releases(x) __attribute__((context(x,1,0)))
16# define __acquire(x) __context__(x,1)
17# define __release(x) __context__(x,-1)
dcc8e559 18# define __cond_lock(x,c) ((c) ? ({ __acquire(x); 1; }) : 0)
e0fdb0e0 19# define __percpu __attribute__((noderef, address_space(3)))
ca5ecddf 20# define __rcu __attribute__((noderef, address_space(4)))
ad315455 21# define __private __attribute__((noderef))
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22extern void __chk_user_ptr(const volatile void __user *);
23extern void __chk_io_ptr(const volatile void __iomem *);
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24# define ACCESS_PRIVATE(p, member) (*((typeof((p)->member) __force *) &(p)->member))
25#else /* __CHECKER__ */
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26# ifdef STRUCTLEAK_PLUGIN
27# define __user __attribute__((user))
28# else
29# define __user
30# endif
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31# define __kernel
32# define __safe
33# define __force
34# define __nocast
35# define __iomem
36# define __chk_user_ptr(x) (void)0
37# define __chk_io_ptr(x) (void)0
38# define __builtin_warning(x, y...) (1)
8529091e 39# define __must_hold(x)
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40# define __acquires(x)
41# define __releases(x)
42# define __acquire(x) (void)0
43# define __release(x) (void)0
dcc8e559 44# define __cond_lock(x,c) (c)
e0fdb0e0 45# define __percpu
71d1d5c7 46# define __rcu
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47# define __private
48# define ACCESS_PRIVATE(p, member) ((p)->member)
49#endif /* __CHECKER__ */
1da177e4 50
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51/* Indirect macros required for expanded argument pasting, eg. __LINE__. */
52#define ___PASTE(a,b) a##b
53#define __PASTE(a,b) ___PASTE(a,b)
54
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55#ifdef __KERNEL__
56
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57#ifdef __GNUC__
58#include <linux/compiler-gcc.h>
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59#endif
60
0c5a69f4 61#if defined(CC_USING_HOTPATCH) && !defined(__CHECKER__)
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62#define notrace __attribute__((hotpatch(0,0)))
63#else
28614889 64#define notrace __attribute__((no_instrument_function))
61f55214 65#endif
28614889 66
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67/* Intel compiler defines __GNUC__. So we will overwrite implementations
68 * coming from above header files here
69 */
70#ifdef __INTEL_COMPILER
71# include <linux/compiler-intel.h>
72#endif
73
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74/* Clang compiler defines __GNUC__. So we will overwrite implementations
75 * coming from above header files here
76 */
77#ifdef __clang__
78#include <linux/compiler-clang.h>
79#endif
80
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81/*
82 * Generic compiler-dependent macros required for kernel
83 * build go below this comment. Actual compiler/compiler version
84 * specific implementations come from the above header files
85 */
86
2ed84eeb 87struct ftrace_branch_data {
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88 const char *func;
89 const char *file;
90 unsigned line;
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91 union {
92 struct {
93 unsigned long correct;
94 unsigned long incorrect;
95 };
96 struct {
97 unsigned long miss;
98 unsigned long hit;
99 };
97e7e4f3 100 unsigned long miss_hit[2];
2bcd521a 101 };
1f0d69a9 102};
2ed84eeb 103
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104struct ftrace_likely_data {
105 struct ftrace_branch_data data;
106 unsigned long constant;
107};
108
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109/*
110 * Note: DISABLE_BRANCH_PROFILING can be used by special lowlevel code
111 * to disable branch tracing on a per file basis.
112 */
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113#if defined(CONFIG_TRACE_BRANCH_PROFILING) \
114 && !defined(DISABLE_BRANCH_PROFILING) && !defined(__CHECKER__)
134e6a03 115void ftrace_likely_update(struct ftrace_likely_data *f, int val,
d45ae1f7 116 int expect, int is_constant);
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117
118#define likely_notrace(x) __builtin_expect(!!(x), 1)
119#define unlikely_notrace(x) __builtin_expect(!!(x), 0)
120
d45ae1f7 121#define __branch_check__(x, expect, is_constant) ({ \
1f0d69a9 122 int ______r; \
134e6a03 123 static struct ftrace_likely_data \
1f0d69a9 124 __attribute__((__aligned__(4))) \
45b79749 125 __attribute__((section("_ftrace_annotated_branch"))) \
1f0d69a9 126 ______f = { \
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127 .data.func = __func__, \
128 .data.file = __FILE__, \
129 .data.line = __LINE__, \
1f0d69a9 130 }; \
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131 ______r = __builtin_expect(!!(x), expect); \
132 ftrace_likely_update(&______f, ______r, \
133 expect, is_constant); \
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134 ______r; \
135 })
136
137/*
138 * Using __builtin_constant_p(x) to ignore cases where the return
139 * value is always the same. This idea is taken from a similar patch
140 * written by Daniel Walker.
141 */
142# ifndef likely
d45ae1f7 143# define likely(x) (__branch_check__(x, 1, __builtin_constant_p(x)))
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144# endif
145# ifndef unlikely
d45ae1f7 146# define unlikely(x) (__branch_check__(x, 0, __builtin_constant_p(x)))
1f0d69a9 147# endif
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148
149#ifdef CONFIG_PROFILE_ALL_BRANCHES
150/*
151 * "Define 'is'", Bill Clinton
152 * "Define 'if'", Steven Rostedt
153 */
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154#define if(cond, ...) __trace_if( (cond , ## __VA_ARGS__) )
155#define __trace_if(cond) \
b33c8ff4 156 if (__builtin_constant_p(!!(cond)) ? !!(cond) : \
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157 ({ \
158 int ______r; \
159 static struct ftrace_branch_data \
160 __attribute__((__aligned__(4))) \
161 __attribute__((section("_ftrace_branch"))) \
162 ______f = { \
163 .func = __func__, \
164 .file = __FILE__, \
165 .line = __LINE__, \
166 }; \
167 ______r = !!(cond); \
97e7e4f3 168 ______f.miss_hit[______r]++; \
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169 ______r; \
170 }))
171#endif /* CONFIG_PROFILE_ALL_BRANCHES */
172
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173#else
174# define likely(x) __builtin_expect(!!(x), 1)
175# define unlikely(x) __builtin_expect(!!(x), 0)
176#endif
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177
178/* Optimization barrier */
179#ifndef barrier
180# define barrier() __memory_barrier()
181#endif
182
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183#ifndef barrier_data
184# define barrier_data(ptr) barrier()
185#endif
186
38938c87 187/* Unreachable code */
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188#ifdef CONFIG_STACK_VALIDATION
189#define annotate_reachable() ({ \
190 asm("%c0:\n\t" \
191 ".pushsection .discard.reachable\n\t" \
192 ".long %c0b - .\n\t" \
193 ".popsection\n\t" : : "i" (__LINE__)); \
194})
195#define annotate_unreachable() ({ \
196 asm("%c0:\n\t" \
197 ".pushsection .discard.unreachable\n\t" \
198 ".long %c0b - .\n\t" \
199 ".popsection\n\t" : : "i" (__LINE__)); \
200})
201#define ASM_UNREACHABLE \
202 "999:\n\t" \
203 ".pushsection .discard.unreachable\n\t" \
204 ".long 999b - .\n\t" \
205 ".popsection\n\t"
206#else
207#define annotate_reachable()
208#define annotate_unreachable()
209#endif
210
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211#ifndef ASM_UNREACHABLE
212# define ASM_UNREACHABLE
213#endif
38938c87 214#ifndef unreachable
649ea4d5 215# define unreachable() do { annotate_reachable(); do { } while (1); } while (0)
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216#endif
217
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218/*
219 * KENTRY - kernel entry point
220 * This can be used to annotate symbols (functions or data) that are used
221 * without their linker symbol being referenced explicitly. For example,
222 * interrupt vector handlers, or functions in the kernel image that are found
223 * programatically.
224 *
225 * Not required for symbols exported with EXPORT_SYMBOL, or initcalls. Those
226 * are handled in their own way (with KEEP() in linker scripts).
227 *
228 * KENTRY can be avoided if the symbols in question are marked as KEEP() in the
229 * linker script. For example an architecture could KEEP() its entire
230 * boot/exception vector code rather than annotate each function and data.
231 */
232#ifndef KENTRY
233# define KENTRY(sym) \
234 extern typeof(sym) sym; \
235 static const unsigned long __kentry_##sym \
236 __used \
237 __attribute__((section("___kentry" "+" #sym ), used)) \
238 = (unsigned long)&sym;
239#endif
240
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241#ifndef RELOC_HIDE
242# define RELOC_HIDE(ptr, off) \
243 ({ unsigned long __ptr; \
244 __ptr = (unsigned long) (ptr); \
245 (typeof(ptr)) (__ptr + (off)); })
246#endif
247
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248#ifndef OPTIMIZER_HIDE_VAR
249#define OPTIMIZER_HIDE_VAR(var) barrier()
250#endif
251
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252/* Not-quite-unique ID. */
253#ifndef __UNIQUE_ID
254# define __UNIQUE_ID(prefix) __PASTE(__PASTE(__UNIQUE_ID_, prefix), __LINE__)
255#endif
256
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257#include <uapi/linux/types.h>
258
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259#define __READ_ONCE_SIZE \
260({ \
261 switch (size) { \
262 case 1: *(__u8 *)res = *(volatile __u8 *)p; break; \
263 case 2: *(__u16 *)res = *(volatile __u16 *)p; break; \
264 case 4: *(__u32 *)res = *(volatile __u32 *)p; break; \
265 case 8: *(__u64 *)res = *(volatile __u64 *)p; break; \
266 default: \
267 barrier(); \
268 __builtin_memcpy((void *)res, (const void *)p, size); \
269 barrier(); \
270 } \
271})
272
273static __always_inline
274void __read_once_size(const volatile void *p, void *res, int size)
230fa253 275{
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276 __READ_ONCE_SIZE;
277}
278
279#ifdef CONFIG_KASAN
280/*
281 * This function is not 'inline' because __no_sanitize_address confilcts
282 * with inlining. Attempt to inline it may cause a build failure.
283 * https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=67368
284 * '__maybe_unused' allows us to avoid defined-but-not-used warnings.
285 */
286static __no_sanitize_address __maybe_unused
287void __read_once_size_nocheck(const volatile void *p, void *res, int size)
288{
289 __READ_ONCE_SIZE;
290}
291#else
292static __always_inline
293void __read_once_size_nocheck(const volatile void *p, void *res, int size)
294{
295 __READ_ONCE_SIZE;
230fa253 296}
d976441f 297#endif
230fa253 298
43239cbe 299static __always_inline void __write_once_size(volatile void *p, void *res, int size)
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300{
301 switch (size) {
302 case 1: *(volatile __u8 *)p = *(__u8 *)res; break;
303 case 2: *(volatile __u16 *)p = *(__u16 *)res; break;
304 case 4: *(volatile __u32 *)p = *(__u32 *)res; break;
230fa253 305 case 8: *(volatile __u64 *)p = *(__u64 *)res; break;
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306 default:
307 barrier();
308 __builtin_memcpy((void *)p, (const void *)res, size);
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309 barrier();
310 }
311}
312
313/*
314 * Prevent the compiler from merging or refetching reads or writes. The
315 * compiler is also forbidden from reordering successive instances of
43239cbe 316 * READ_ONCE, WRITE_ONCE and ACCESS_ONCE (see below), but only when the
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317 * compiler is aware of some particular ordering. One way to make the
318 * compiler aware of ordering is to put the two invocations of READ_ONCE,
43239cbe 319 * WRITE_ONCE or ACCESS_ONCE() in different C statements.
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320 *
321 * In contrast to ACCESS_ONCE these two macros will also work on aggregate
322 * data types like structs or unions. If the size of the accessed data
323 * type exceeds the word size of the machine (e.g., 32 bits or 64 bits)
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324 * READ_ONCE() and WRITE_ONCE() will fall back to memcpy(). There's at
325 * least two memcpy()s: one for the __builtin_memcpy() and then one for
326 * the macro doing the copy of variable - '__u' allocated on the stack.
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327 *
328 * Their two major use cases are: (1) Mediating communication between
329 * process-level code and irq/NMI handlers, all running on the same CPU,
330 * and (2) Ensuring that the compiler does not fold, spindle, or otherwise
331 * mutilate accesses that either do not require ordering or that interact
332 * with an explicit memory barrier or atomic instruction that provides the
333 * required ordering.
334 */
335
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336#define __READ_ONCE(x, check) \
337({ \
338 union { typeof(x) __val; char __c[1]; } __u; \
339 if (check) \
340 __read_once_size(&(x), __u.__c, sizeof(x)); \
341 else \
342 __read_once_size_nocheck(&(x), __u.__c, sizeof(x)); \
343 __u.__val; \
344})
345#define READ_ONCE(x) __READ_ONCE(x, 1)
346
347/*
348 * Use READ_ONCE_NOCHECK() instead of READ_ONCE() if you need
349 * to hide memory access from KASAN.
350 */
351#define READ_ONCE_NOCHECK(x) __READ_ONCE(x, 0)
230fa253 352
43239cbe 353#define WRITE_ONCE(x, val) \
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354({ \
355 union { typeof(x) __val; char __c[1]; } __u = \
356 { .__val = (__force typeof(x)) (val) }; \
357 __write_once_size(&(x), __u.__c, sizeof(x)); \
358 __u.__val; \
359})
230fa253 360
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361#endif /* __KERNEL__ */
362
363#endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
364
4f79c3ff 365#ifdef __KERNEL__
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366/*
367 * Allow us to mark functions as 'deprecated' and have gcc emit a nice
368 * warning for each use, in hopes of speeding the functions removal.
369 * Usage is:
370 * int __deprecated foo(void)
371 */
372#ifndef __deprecated
373# define __deprecated /* unimplemented */
374#endif
375
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376#ifdef MODULE
377#define __deprecated_for_modules __deprecated
378#else
379#define __deprecated_for_modules
380#endif
381
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382#ifndef __must_check
383#define __must_check
384#endif
385
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386#ifndef CONFIG_ENABLE_MUST_CHECK
387#undef __must_check
388#define __must_check
389#endif
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390#ifndef CONFIG_ENABLE_WARN_DEPRECATED
391#undef __deprecated
392#undef __deprecated_for_modules
393#define __deprecated
394#define __deprecated_for_modules
395#endif
cebc04ba 396
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397#ifndef __malloc
398#define __malloc
399#endif
400
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401/*
402 * Allow us to avoid 'defined but not used' warnings on functions and data,
403 * as well as force them to be emitted to the assembly file.
404 *
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405 * As of gcc 3.4, static functions that are not marked with attribute((used))
406 * may be elided from the assembly file. As of gcc 3.4, static data not so
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407 * marked will not be elided, but this may change in a future gcc version.
408 *
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409 * NOTE: Because distributions shipped with a backported unit-at-a-time
410 * compiler in gcc 3.3, we must define __used to be __attribute__((used))
411 * for gcc >=3.3 instead of 3.4.
412 *
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413 * In prior versions of gcc, such functions and data would be emitted, but
414 * would be warned about except with attribute((unused)).
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415 *
416 * Mark functions that are referenced only in inline assembly as __used so
417 * the code is emitted even though it appears to be unreferenced.
1da177e4 418 */
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419#ifndef __used
420# define __used /* unimplemented */
421#endif
422
423#ifndef __maybe_unused
424# define __maybe_unused /* unimplemented */
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425#endif
426
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427#ifndef __always_unused
428# define __always_unused /* unimplemented */
429#endif
430
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431#ifndef noinline
432#define noinline
433#endif
434
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435/*
436 * Rather then using noinline to prevent stack consumption, use
e6be0c9e 437 * noinline_for_stack instead. For documentation reasons.
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438 */
439#define noinline_for_stack noinline
440
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441#ifndef __always_inline
442#define __always_inline inline
443#endif
444
445#endif /* __KERNEL__ */
446
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447/*
448 * From the GCC manual:
449 *
450 * Many functions do not examine any values except their arguments,
451 * and have no effects except the return value. Basically this is
452 * just slightly more strict class than the `pure' attribute above,
453 * since function is not allowed to read global memory.
454 *
455 * Note that a function that has pointer arguments and examines the
456 * data pointed to must _not_ be declared `const'. Likewise, a
457 * function that calls a non-`const' function usually must not be
458 * `const'. It does not make sense for a `const' function to return
459 * `void'.
460 */
461#ifndef __attribute_const__
462# define __attribute_const__ /* unimplemented */
463#endif
464
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465#ifndef __designated_init
466# define __designated_init
467#endif
468
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469#ifndef __latent_entropy
470# define __latent_entropy
471#endif
472
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473#ifndef __randomize_layout
474# define __randomize_layout __designated_init
475#endif
476
477#ifndef __no_randomize_layout
478# define __no_randomize_layout
479#endif
480
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481#ifndef randomized_struct_fields_start
482# define randomized_struct_fields_start
483# define randomized_struct_fields_end
484#endif
485
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486/*
487 * Tell gcc if a function is cold. The compiler will assume any path
488 * directly leading to the call is unlikely.
489 */
490
491#ifndef __cold
492#define __cold
493#endif
494
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495/* Simple shorthand for a section definition */
496#ifndef __section
497# define __section(S) __attribute__ ((__section__(#S)))
498#endif
499
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500#ifndef __visible
501#define __visible
502#endif
503
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504#ifndef __nostackprotector
505# define __nostackprotector
506#endif
507
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508/*
509 * Assume alignment of return value.
510 */
511#ifndef __assume_aligned
512#define __assume_aligned(a, ...)
513#endif
514
515
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516/* Are two types/vars the same type (ignoring qualifiers)? */
517#ifndef __same_type
518# define __same_type(a, b) __builtin_types_compatible_p(typeof(a), typeof(b))
519#endif
520
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521/* Is this type a native word size -- useful for atomic operations */
522#ifndef __native_word
536fa402 523# define __native_word(t) (sizeof(t) == sizeof(char) || sizeof(t) == sizeof(short) || sizeof(t) == sizeof(int) || sizeof(t) == sizeof(long))
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524#endif
525
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526/* Compile time object size, -1 for unknown */
527#ifndef __compiletime_object_size
528# define __compiletime_object_size(obj) -1
529#endif
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530#ifndef __compiletime_warning
531# define __compiletime_warning(message)
532#endif
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533#ifndef __compiletime_error
534# define __compiletime_error(message)
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535/*
536 * Sparse complains of variable sized arrays due to the temporary variable in
537 * __compiletime_assert. Unfortunately we can't just expand it out to make
538 * sparse see a constant array size without breaking compiletime_assert on old
539 * versions of GCC (e.g. 4.2.4), so hide the array from sparse altogether.
540 */
541# ifndef __CHECKER__
542# define __compiletime_error_fallback(condition) \
9a8ab1c3 543 do { ((void)sizeof(char[1 - 2 * condition])); } while (0)
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544# endif
545#endif
546#ifndef __compiletime_error_fallback
c361d3e5 547# define __compiletime_error_fallback(condition) do { } while (0)
63312b6a 548#endif
c361d3e5 549
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550#ifdef __OPTIMIZE__
551# define __compiletime_assert(condition, msg, prefix, suffix) \
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552 do { \
553 bool __cond = !(condition); \
554 extern void prefix ## suffix(void) __compiletime_error(msg); \
555 if (__cond) \
556 prefix ## suffix(); \
557 __compiletime_error_fallback(__cond); \
558 } while (0)
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559#else
560# define __compiletime_assert(condition, msg, prefix, suffix) do { } while (0)
561#endif
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562
563#define _compiletime_assert(condition, msg, prefix, suffix) \
564 __compiletime_assert(condition, msg, prefix, suffix)
565
566/**
567 * compiletime_assert - break build and emit msg if condition is false
568 * @condition: a compile-time constant condition to check
569 * @msg: a message to emit if condition is false
570 *
571 * In tradition of POSIX assert, this macro will break the build if the
572 * supplied condition is *false*, emitting the supplied error message if the
573 * compiler has support to do so.
574 */
575#define compiletime_assert(condition, msg) \
576 _compiletime_assert(condition, msg, __compiletime_assert_, __LINE__)
577
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578#define compiletime_assert_atomic_type(t) \
579 compiletime_assert(__native_word(t), \
580 "Need native word sized stores/loads for atomicity.")
581
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582/*
583 * Prevent the compiler from merging or refetching accesses. The compiler
584 * is also forbidden from reordering successive instances of ACCESS_ONCE(),
585 * but only when the compiler is aware of some particular ordering. One way
586 * to make the compiler aware of ordering is to put the two invocations of
587 * ACCESS_ONCE() in different C statements.
588 *
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589 * ACCESS_ONCE will only work on scalar types. For union types, ACCESS_ONCE
590 * on a union member will work as long as the size of the member matches the
591 * size of the union and the size is smaller than word size.
592 *
593 * The major use cases of ACCESS_ONCE used to be (1) Mediating communication
594 * between process-level code and irq/NMI handlers, all running on the same CPU,
595 * and (2) Ensuring that the compiler does not fold, spindle, or otherwise
596 * mutilate accesses that either do not require ordering or that interact
597 * with an explicit memory barrier or atomic instruction that provides the
598 * required ordering.
599 *
663fdcbe 600 * If possible use READ_ONCE()/WRITE_ONCE() instead.
9c3cdc1f 601 */
927609d6 602#define __ACCESS_ONCE(x) ({ \
c5b19946 603 __maybe_unused typeof(x) __var = (__force typeof(x)) 0; \
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604 (volatile typeof(x) *)&(x); })
605#define ACCESS_ONCE(x) (*__ACCESS_ONCE(x))
9c3cdc1f 606
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607/**
608 * lockless_dereference() - safely load a pointer for later dereference
609 * @p: The pointer to load
610 *
611 * Similar to rcu_dereference(), but for situations where the pointed-to
612 * object's lifetime is managed by something other than RCU. That
613 * "something other" might be reference counting or simple immortality.
331b6d8c 614 *
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615 * The seemingly unused variable ___typecheck_p validates that @p is
616 * indeed a pointer type by using a pointer to typeof(*p) as the type.
617 * Taking a pointer to typeof(*p) again is needed in case p is void *.
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618 */
619#define lockless_dereference(p) \
620({ \
38183b9c 621 typeof(p) _________p1 = READ_ONCE(p); \
d7127b5e 622 typeof(*(p)) *___typecheck_p __maybe_unused; \
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623 smp_read_barrier_depends(); /* Dependency order vs. p above. */ \
624 (_________p1); \
625})
626
1da177e4 627#endif /* __LINUX_COMPILER_H */