On Mon, May 08, 2023 at 10:14:02PM -0700, Lucas De Marchi wrote: > Add GENMASK_U32(), GENMASK_U16() and GENMASK_U8() macros to create > masks for fixed-width types and also the corresponding BIT_U32(), > BIT_U16() and BIT_U8(). Why? > All of those depend on a new "U" suffix added to the integer constant. > Due to naming clashes it's better to call the macro U32. Since C doesn't > have a proper suffix for short and char types, the U16 and U18 variants > just use U32 with one additional check in the BIT_* macros to make > sure the compiler gives an error when the those types overflow. > The BIT_U16() and BIT_U8() need the help of GENMASK_INPUT_CHECK(), > as otherwise they would allow an invalid bit to be passed. Hence > implement them in include/linux/bits.h rather than together with > the other BIT* variants. So, we have _Generic() in case you still wish to implement this. -- With Best Regards, Andy Shevchenko
