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@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- 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(+) 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 */ -- 2.29.2