Describe proper naming convention for local variables in macros resembling functions.
Signed-off-by: Bartosz Golaszewski <[email protected]> --- Documentation/CodingStyle | 13 +++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+) diff --git a/Documentation/CodingStyle b/Documentation/CodingStyle index 449a8a1..4d4f06d 100644 --- a/Documentation/CodingStyle +++ b/Documentation/CodingStyle @@ -659,6 +659,19 @@ macros using parameters. #define CONSTANT 0x4000 #define CONSTEXP (CONSTANT | 3) +5) namespace collisions when defining local variables in macros resembling +functions: + +#define FOO(x) \ +({ \ + typeof(x) ret; \ + ret = calc_ret(x); \ + (ret); \ +)} + +ret is a common name for a local variable - __foo_ret is less likely +to collide with an existing variable. + The cpp manual deals with macros exhaustively. The gcc internals manual also covers RTL which is used frequently with assembly language in the kernel. -- 2.1.4 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [email protected] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
