Re: [XEN PATCH][for-4.19 v4] xen: address violations of Rule 11.9

[Nicola Vetrini <nicola.vetrini@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 2023-11-06 15:27, Jan Beulich wrote:
> On 06.11.2023 15:24, Nicola Vetrini wrote:
> > On 2023-10-19 09:55, Nicola Vetrini wrote:
> > > The constant 0 is used instead of NULL in '__ACCESS_ONCE' as a
> > > compile-time check to detect non-scalar types; its usage for this
> > > purpose is deviated.
> > >
> > > Furthermore, the 'typeof_field' macro is introduced as a general way
> > > to access the type of a struct member without declaring a variable
> > > of struct type. Both this macro and 'sizeof_field' are moved to
> > > 'xen/macros.h'.
> > >
> > > No functional change intended.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Nicola Vetrini <nicola.vetrini@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Reviewed-by: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxx>
> > > Reviewed-by: Stefano Stabellini <sstabellini@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > ---
> > > Changes in v2:
> > > - added entry in deviations.rst
> > > Changes in v3:
> > > - dropped access_field
> > > - moved macro to macros.h
> > > ---
> > > Changes in v4:
> > > - Amend deviation record.
> > > ---
> > This patch has received some R-by-s, but no acks at the moment.
> > Perhaps at least one is needed to get this into 4.19?
> I didn't think it does, and I have it marked as ready to go in. But
> from an earlier email from Stefano I inferred that it might be
> preferable to commit larger sets of Misra changes only once the tree
> is fully open again.
>
> Jan
Ok, thanks for the clarification.

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Nicola Vetrini, BSc
Software Engineer, BUGSENG srl (https://bugseng.com)