[PATCH v2 2/2] bitfield: Ensure the return values of helper functions are checked
Ben Horgan
ben.horgan at arm.com
Wed Jul 9 02:38:08 PDT 2025
As type##_replace_bits() has no side effects it is only useful if its
return value is checked. Add __must_check to enforce this usage. To have
the bits replaced in-place typep##_replace_bits() can be used instead.
Although, type_##_get_bits() and type_##_encode_bits() are harder to misuse
they are still only useful if the return value is checked. For
consistency, also add __must_check to these.
Signed-off-by: Ben Horgan <ben.horgan at arm.com>
---
include/linux/bitfield.h | 8 ++++----
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/linux/bitfield.h b/include/linux/bitfield.h
index 6d9a53db54b6..5355f8f806a9 100644
--- a/include/linux/bitfield.h
+++ b/include/linux/bitfield.h
@@ -189,14 +189,14 @@ static __always_inline u64 field_mask(u64 field)
}
#define field_max(field) ((typeof(field))field_mask(field))
#define ____MAKE_OP(type,base,to,from) \
-static __always_inline __##type type##_encode_bits(base v, base field) \
+static __always_inline __##type __must_check type##_encode_bits(base v, base field) \
{ \
if (__builtin_constant_p(v) && (v & ~field_mask(field))) \
__field_overflow(); \
return to((v & field_mask(field)) * field_multiplier(field)); \
} \
-static __always_inline __##type type##_replace_bits(__##type old, \
- base val, base field) \
+static __always_inline __##type __must_check type##_replace_bits(__##type old, \
+ base val, base field) \
{ \
return (old & ~to(field)) | type##_encode_bits(val, field); \
} \
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ static __always_inline void type##p_replace_bits(__##type *p, \
{ \
*p = (*p & ~to(field)) | type##_encode_bits(val, field); \
} \
-static __always_inline base type##_get_bits(__##type v, base field) \
+static __always_inline base __must_check type##_get_bits(__##type v, base field) \
{ \
return (from(v) & field)/field_multiplier(field); \
}
--
2.43.0
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