From b17ef2ed624aa7c1f68ed11acd16ecbf80fe01d7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Steven Rostedt (VMware)" Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2017 17:28:45 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] jump_label: Add comment about initialization order for anonymous unions Commit 3821fd35b58d ("jump_label: Reduce the size of struct static_key") broke old compilers that could not handle static initialization of anonymous unions. Boris fixed it with a patch that added brackets around the static initializer. But this creates a dependency between those initializers and the structure's order of its fields. Document this dependency in case new fields are added to struct static_key in the future. Noted-by: Boris Ostrovsky Suggested-by: Chris Mason Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (VMware) --- include/linux/jump_label.h | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) diff --git a/include/linux/jump_label.h b/include/linux/jump_label.h index a7f90117cf7d..28e04a33535a 100644 --- a/include/linux/jump_label.h +++ b/include/linux/jump_label.h @@ -90,6 +90,13 @@ extern bool static_key_initialized; struct static_key { atomic_t enabled; /* + * Note: + * To make anonymous unions work with old compilers, the static + * initialization of them requires brackets. This creates a dependency + * on the order of the struct with the initializers. If any fields + * are added, STATIC_KEY_INIT_TRUE and STATIC_KEY_INIT_FALSE may need + * to be modified. + * * bit 0 => 1 if key is initially true * 0 if initially false * bit 1 => 1 if points to struct static_key_mod -- 2.20.1