user/sven/linux.git/include/linux/compiler.h, branch v3.3.5

kernel.h: add BUILD_BUG() macro

2012-01-11T00:30:42Z

We can place this in definitions that we expect the compiler to remove by dead code elimination. If this assertion fails, we get a nice error message at build time. The GCC function attribute error("message") was added in version 4.3, so we define a new macro __linktime_error(message) to expand to this for GCC-4.3 and later. This will give us an error diagnostic from the compiler on the line that fails. For other compilers __linktime_error(message) expands to nothing, and we have to be content with a link time error, but at least we will still get a build error. BUILD_BUG() expands to the undefined function __build_bug_failed() and will fail at link time if the compiler ever emits code for it. On GCC-4.3 and later, attribute((error())) is used so that the failure will be noted at compile time instead. Signed-off-by: David Daney Acked-by: David Rientjes Cc: DM Cc: Ralf Baechle Acked-by: David Howells Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds

rcu: define __rcu address space modifier for sparse

2010-08-20T00:17:59Z

This commit provides definitions for the __rcu annotation defined earlier. This annotation permits sparse to check for correct use of RCU-protected pointers. If a pointer that is annotated with __rcu is accessed directly (as opposed to via rcu_dereference(), rcu_assign_pointer(), or one of their variants), sparse can be made to complain. To enable such complaints, use the new default-disabled CONFIG_SPARSE_RCU_POINTER kernel configuration option. Please note that these sparse complaints are intended to be a debugging aid, -not- a code-style-enforcement mechanism. There are special rcu_dereference_protected() and rcu_access_pointer() accessors for use when RCU read-side protection is not required, for example, when no other CPU has access to the data structure in question or while the current CPU hold the update-side lock. This patch also updates a number of docbook comments that were showing their age. Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney Cc: Christopher Li Reviewed-by: Josh Triplett

rcu: add __rcu API for later sparse checking

2010-06-14T23:37:26Z

This commit defines an __rcu API, but provides only vacuous definitions for it. This breaks dependencies among most of the subsequent patches, allowing them to reach mainline asynchronously via whatever trees are appropriate. Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney Cc: Christopher Li Cc: Josh Triplett

Merge branch 'master' into percpu

2010-01-05T00:17:33Z

Conflicts: arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/hvCall.S include/linux/percpu.h

Merge branch 'x86-asm-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip

2009-12-05T23:32:03Z

* 'x86-asm-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip: include/linux/compiler-gcc4.h: Fix build bug - gcc-4.0.2 doesn't understand __builtin_object_size x86/alternatives: No need for alternatives-asm.h to re-invent stuff already in asm.h x86/alternatives: Check replacementlen <= instrlen at build time x86, 64-bit: Set data segments to null after switching to 64-bit mode x86: Clean up the loadsegment() macro x86: Optimize loadsegment() x86: Add missing might_fault() checks to copy_{to,from}_user() x86-64: __copy_from_user_inatomic() adjustments x86: Remove unused thread_return label from switch_to() x86, 64-bit: Fix bstep_iret jump x86: Don't use the strict copy checks when branch profiling is in use x86, 64-bit: Move K8 B step iret fixup to fault entry asm x86: Generate cmpxchg build failures x86: Add a Kconfig option to turn the copy_from_user warnings into errors x86: Turn the copy_from_user check into an (optional) compile time warning x86: Use __builtin_memset and __builtin_memcpy for memset/memcpy x86: Use __builtin_object_size() to validate the buffer size for copy_from_user()

Merge branch 'tracing-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip

2009-12-05T17:53:36Z

* 'tracing-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip: (40 commits) tracing: Separate raw syscall from syscall tracer ring-buffer-benchmark: Add parameters to set produce/consumer priorities tracing, function tracer: Clean up strstrip() usage ring-buffer benchmark: Run producer/consumer threads at nice +19 tracing: Remove the stale include/trace/power.h tracing: Only print objcopy version warning once from recordmcount tracing: Prevent build warning: 'ftrace_graph_buf' defined but not used ring-buffer: Move access to commit_page up into function used tracing: do not disable interrupts for trace_clock_local ring-buffer: Add multiple iterations between benchmark timestamps kprobes: Sanitize struct kretprobe_instance allocations tracing: Fix to use __always_unused attribute compiler: Introduce __always_unused tracing: Exit with error if a weak function is used in recordmcount.pl tracing: Move conditional into update_funcs() in recordmcount.pl tracing: Add regex for weak functions in recordmcount.pl tracing: Move mcount section search to front of loop in recordmcount.pl tracing: Fix objcopy revision check in recordmcount.pl tracing: Check absolute path of input file in recordmcount.pl tracing: Correct the check for number of arguments in recordmcount.pl ...

Add support for GCC-4.5's __builtin_unreachable() to compiler.h (v2)

2009-12-05T17:10:12Z

Starting with version 4.5, GCC has a new built-in function __builtin_unreachable() that can be used in places like the kernel's BUG() where inline assembly is used to transfer control flow. This eliminated the need for an endless loop in these places. The patch adds a new macro 'unreachable()' that will expand to either __builtin_unreachable() or an endless loop depending on the compiler version. Change from v1: Simplify unreachable() for non-GCC 4.5 case. Signed-off-by: David Daney Acked-by: Ralf Baechle Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds

compiler: Introduce __always_unused

2009-11-02T14:47:54Z

I wrote some code which is used as compile-time checker, and the code should be elided after compile. So I need to annotate the code as "always unused", compared to "maybe unused". Signed-off-by: Li Zefan Cc: Steven Rostedt Cc: Frederic Weisbecker Cc: Linus Torvalds LKML-Reference: <4AEE2CEC.8040206@cn.fujitsu.com> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar

percpu: add __percpu for sparse.

2009-10-29T13:34:15Z

We have to make __kernel "__attribute__((address_space(0)))" so we can cast to it. tj: * put_cpu_var() update. * Annotations added to dynamic allocator interface. Signed-off-by: Rusty Russell Cc: Al Viro Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo

x86: Add a Kconfig option to turn the copy_from_user warnings into errors

2009-10-02T17:01:42Z

For automated testing it is useful to have the option to turn the warnings on copy_from_user() etc checks into errors: In function ‘copy_from_user’, inlined from ‘fd_copyin’ at drivers/block/floppy.c:3080, inlined from ‘fd_ioctl’ at drivers/block/floppy.c:3503: linux/arch/x86/include/asm/uaccess_32.h:213: error: call to ‘copy_from_user_overflow’ declared with attribute error: copy_from_user buffer size is not provably correct Signed-off-by: Arjan van de Ven Cc: Linus Torvalds Cc: Andrew Morton LKML-Reference: <20091002075050.4e9f7641@infradead.org> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar