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| -rw-r--r-- | include/asm-generic/percpu.h | 9 |
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/percpu.h b/include/asm-generic/percpu.h index 0703aa75b5e8..63d2b68c826e 100644 --- a/include/asm-generic/percpu.h +++ b/include/asm-generic/percpu.h @@ -36,17 +36,14 @@ extern unsigned long __per_cpu_offset[NR_CPUS]; #endif /* - * Add a offset to a pointer but keep the pointer as is. - * - * Only S390 provides its own means of moving the pointer. + * Add an offset to a pointer but keep the pointer as-is. Use RELOC_HIDE() + * to prevent the compiler from making incorrect assumptions about the + * pointer value. The weird cast keeps both GCC and sparse happy. */ -#ifndef SHIFT_PERCPU_PTR -/* Weird cast keeps both GCC and sparse happy. */ #define SHIFT_PERCPU_PTR(__p, __offset) ({ \ __verify_pcpu_ptr((__p)); \ RELOC_HIDE((typeof(*(__p)) __kernel __force *)(__p), (__offset)); \ }) -#endif /* * A percpu variable may point to a discarded regions. The following are |