Re: [PATCH] Documentation: coding-style: ask function-like macros to evaluate parameters

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Hi Stephen,
Thanks for reviewing.

On Wed, Mar 20, 2024 at 2:42 PM Stephen Rothwell <sfr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hi Barry,
>
> On Wed, 20 Mar 2024 13:16:56 +1300 Barry Song <21cnbao@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > diff --git a/Documentation/process/coding-style.rst b/Documentation/process/coding-style.rst
> > index 9c7cf7347394..8065747fddff 100644
> > --- a/Documentation/process/coding-style.rst
> > +++ b/Documentation/process/coding-style.rst
> > @@ -827,6 +827,13 @@ Macros with multiple statements should be enclosed in a do - while block:
> >                               do_this(b, c);          \
> >               } while (0)
> >
> > +Function-like macros should evaluate their parameters, for unused parameters,
> > +cast them to void:
> > +
> > +.. code-block:: c
> > +
> > +     #define macrofun(a) do { (void) (a); } while (0)
> > +
>
> Maybe add some comment about using a static inline function for these
> simple versions instead, if at all possible, (it is suggested just
> above this section) since that will still type check arguments.

right, what about adding the below section together with the above (void) cast?

+Another approach could involve utilizing a static inline function to replace
+the macro.:
+
+.. code-block:: c
+
+       static inline void fun(struct foo *foo)
+       {
+       }
+

>
> --
> Cheers,
> Stephen Rothwell

Thanks
Barry





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