Re: [PATCH] crypto: Replaced gcc specific attributes with macros from compiler.h

On Sat, Dec 31, 2016 at 09:26:23PM +0530, gidisrael@gmail.com wrote:

From: Gideon Israel Dsouza <redacted>

Continuing from this commit: 52f5684c8e1e
("kernel: use macros from compiler.h instead of __attribute__((...))")

I submitted 4 total patches. They are part of task I've taken up to
increase compiler portability in the kernel. I've cleaned up the
subsystems under /kernel /mm /block and /security, this patch targets
/crypto.

There is <linux/compiler.h> which provides macros for various gcc specific
constructs. Eg: __weak for __attribute__((weak)). I've cleaned all
instances of gcc specific attributes with the right macros for the crypto
subsystem.

I had to make one additional change into compiler-gcc.h for the case when
one wants to use this: __attribute__((aligned) and not specify an alignment
factor. From the gcc docs, this will result in the largest alignment for
that data type on the target machine so I've named the macro
__aligned_largest. Please advise if another name is more appropriate.

Signed-off-by: Gideon Israel Dsouza <redacted>

Patch applied.  Thanks.
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