On Thu, 19 Jul 2007, Andrew Morton wrote: > On Thu, 19 Jul 2007 11:02:07 +0200 (CEST) Geert Uytterhoeven <Geert.Uytterhoeven@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > On Wed, 18 Jul 2007, Andrew Morton wrote: > > > > +struct ps3rom_private { > > > > + struct ps3_storage_device *dev; > > > > + struct scsi_cmnd *curr_cmd; > > > > +}; > > > > +#define ps3rom_priv(dev) ((dev)->sbd.core.driver_data) > > > > + > > > > > > Someone should invent a keyboard which delivers an electric shock when the > > > operator types "#define". In the meanwhile, I get to do the honours. > > > > > > Please don't implement in a macro anything which can be implemented in C. > > > > All I needed was a shorthand to access driver_data, for both read and write > > access (you cannot do the latter with C, unless you decouple read and write). > > Oh dear. > > ps3rom_priv(dev) = host; > > that's 'orrid. We have an identifier pretending to be a function, only we > go and treat it as an lvalue. > > I mean, C code should look like C code, and the above just doesn't. > > Sigh. Do you prefer static inline struct ps3rom_private *ps3rom_priv_get(struct ps3_storage_device *dev) { return dev->sbd.core.driver_data; } static inline void ps3rom_priv_set(struct ps3_storage_device *dev, struct ps3rom_private *priv) { dev->sbd.core.driver_data = priv; } instead? With kind regards, Geert Uytterhoeven Software Architect Sony Network and Software Technology Center Europe The Corporate Village · Da Vincilaan 7-D1 · B-1935 Zaventem · Belgium Phone: +32 (0)2 700 8453 Fax: +32 (0)2 700 8622 E-mail: Geert.Uytterhoeven@xxxxxxxxxxx Internet: http://www.sony-europe.com/ Sony Network and Software Technology Center Europe A division of Sony Service Centre (Europe) N.V. Registered office: Technologielaan 7 · B-1840 Londerzeel · Belgium VAT BE 0413.825.160 · RPR Brussels Fortis Bank Zaventem · Swift GEBABEBB08A · IBAN BE39001382358619