Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1752491AbaAFFgZ (ORCPT ); Mon, 6 Jan 2014 00:36:25 -0500 Received: from alvesta.synopsys.com ([198.182.60.77]:45360 "EHLO smtp-relay.synopsys.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751063AbaAFFgX convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Mon, 6 Jan 2014 00:36:23 -0500 From: Vineet Gupta To: Michal Marek , Chen Gang CC: "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" , Linux-Arch Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] arch: use ASM_NL instead of ';' for assembler new line character in the macro Thread-Topic: [PATCH v2] arch: use ASM_NL instead of ';' for assembler new line character in the macro Thread-Index: AQHPCICsNXw9NzihgUenIdq+bXzVxA== Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2014 05:36:19 +0000 Message-ID: References: <526E3CE2.2070405@asianux.com> <526E6A92.6090301@synopsys.com> <526F09B8.9030202@asianux.com> <526F11C0.1030809@asianux.com> <526F149A.3000306@asianux.com> <52733FEC.4010807@synopsys.com> <528DD92E.9070408@synopsys.com> <52C6AF2B.8050104@suse.cz> Accept-Language: en-US, en-IN Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: x-originating-ip: [10.12.239.237] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT MIME-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi Michal, On Friday 03 January 2014 06:08 PM, Michal Marek wrote: > On 2013-11-21 10:58, Vineet Gupta wrote: >> On 11/01/2013 11:15 AM, Vineet Gupta wrote: >>> +CC Sam, Tim, Joe, Michal, David >>> >>> Guys can you please take a look at this patch and suggest the best way to merge. >>> >>> The root cause is some gas ports (including ARC) use ';' for comment (vs. newline) >>> More background at https://lkml.org/lkml/2013/10/24/365 >> Ping ! Any objections to this. Given that this is exception case, it is simpler >> than defining a Kconfig control. >> >> -Vineet >>> >>> On 10/29/2013 07:21 AM, Chen Gang wrote: >>>> For some assemblers, they use another character as newline in a macro >>>> (e.g. arc uses '`'), so for generic assembly code, need use ASM_NL (a >>>> macro) instead of ';' for it. >>>> >>>> Also need notice about code styles ('\t' for each line). >>>> >>>> >>>> Signed-off-by: Chen Gang >>>> --- >>>> arch/arc/include/asm/linkage.h | 2 ++ >>>> include/linux/linkage.h | 19 ++++++++++++------- >>>> 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) >>>> >>>> diff --git a/arch/arc/include/asm/linkage.h b/arch/arc/include/asm/linkage.h >>>> index 0283e9e..66ee552 100644 >>>> --- a/arch/arc/include/asm/linkage.h >>>> +++ b/arch/arc/include/asm/linkage.h >>>> @@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ >>>> >>>> #ifdef __ASSEMBLY__ >>>> >>>> +#define ASM_NL ` /* use '`' to mark new line in macro */ >>>> + >>>> /* Can't use the ENTRY macro in linux/linkage.h >>>> * gas considers ';' as comment vs. newline >>>> */ >>>> diff --git a/include/linux/linkage.h b/include/linux/linkage.h >>>> index d3e8ad2..a6a42dd 100644 >>>> --- a/include/linux/linkage.h >>>> +++ b/include/linux/linkage.h >>>> @@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ >>>> #include >>>> #include >>>> >>>> +/* Some toolchains use other characters (e.g. '`') to mark new line in macro */ >>>> +#ifndef ASM_NL >>>> +#define ASM_NL ; >>>> +#endif >>>> + >>>> #ifdef __cplusplus >>>> #define CPP_ASMLINKAGE extern "C" >>>> #else >>>> @@ -75,21 +80,21 @@ >>>> >>>> #ifndef ENTRY >>>> #define ENTRY(name) \ >>>> - .globl name; \ >>>> - ALIGN; \ >>>> - name: >>>> + .globl name ASM_NL \ >>>> + ALIGN ASM_NL \ >>>> + name: >>>> #endif >>>> #endif /* LINKER_SCRIPT */ >>>> >>>> #ifndef WEAK >>>> #define WEAK(name) \ >>>> - .weak name; \ >>>> + .weak name ASM_NL \ >>>> name: >>>> #endif >>>> >>>> #ifndef END >>>> #define END(name) \ >>>> - .size name, .-name >>>> + .size name, .-name >>>> #endif >>>> >>>> /* If symbol 'name' is treated as a subroutine (gets called, and returns) >>>> @@ -98,8 +103,8 @@ >>>> */ >>>> #ifndef ENDPROC >>>> #define ENDPROC(name) \ >>>> - .type name, @function; \ >>>> - END(name) >>>> + .type name, @function ASM_NL \ >>>> + END(name) >>>> #endif >>>> >>>> #endif >>>> >>> Did you hit reply by mistake - as I can't seem to find any comments... -Vineet -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/