DECLARE_PCI_UNMAP_{ADDR,LEN} question
From: Marin Mitov <hidden>
Date: 2008-05-25 04:48:42
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Hi all,
In Documentation/DMA-mapping.txt is written:
NOTE: DO NOT put a semicolon at the end of the
DECLARE_PCI_UNMAP_{ADDR,LEN}() macro.
While the output of
grep DECLARE_PCI_UNMAP_ drivers/net/*
contains lines with and without semicolon:
drivers/net/acenic.h: DECLARE_PCI_UNMAP_ADDR(mapping)
drivers/net/acenic.h: DECLARE_PCI_UNMAP_ADDR(mapping)
drivers/net/acenic.h: DECLARE_PCI_UNMAP_LEN(maplen)
drivers/net/bnx2.h: DECLARE_PCI_UNMAP_ADDR(mapping)
drivers/net/bnx2.h: DECLARE_PCI_UNMAP_ADDR(mapping)
drivers/net/bnx2x.h: DECLARE_PCI_UNMAP_ADDR(mapping)
drivers/net/qla3xxx.h: DECLARE_PCI_UNMAP_ADDR(mapaddr);
drivers/net/qla3xxx.h: DECLARE_PCI_UNMAP_LEN(maplen);
drivers/net/qla3xxx.h: DECLARE_PCI_UNMAP_ADDR(mapaddr);
drivers/net/qla3xxx.h: DECLARE_PCI_UNMAP_LEN(maplen);
drivers/net/skge.h: DECLARE_PCI_UNMAP_ADDR(mapaddr);
drivers/net/skge.h: DECLARE_PCI_UNMAP_LEN(maplen);
drivers/net/sky2.h: DECLARE_PCI_UNMAP_ADDR(mapaddr);
drivers/net/sky2.h: DECLARE_PCI_UNMAP_ADDR(maplen);
drivers/net/sky2.h: DECLARE_PCI_UNMAP_ADDR(data_size);
drivers/net/tg3.h: DECLARE_PCI_UNMAP_ADDR(mapping)
drivers/net/tg3.h: DECLARE_PCI_UNMAP_ADDR(mapping)
My question is:
Why one should NOT put semicolon at the end of the macro?
If it is _really_ important, should it be removed/patched?
Thank you for your answers.
Regards
Marin Mitov