Kernelnewbies Digest, Vol 32, Issue 20

Murali Annamneni a.murali at hcl.com
Mon Jul 15 08:15:10 EDT 2013


Hi Saket Sinha

Just try as below example -

#include <stdio.h>

#define pushme          \
do                                      \
{                                          \
   printf("Hi...\n");        \
} while(0);

int main()
{
   printf("in main\n");
   pushme
  return 0;
}



Thanks & Regards
Murali Annamneni


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Today's Topics:

   1. Re: Inline Macro issue (Saket Sinha)
   2. Re: Inline Macro issue (Mandeep Sandhu)
   3. Re: Inline Macro issue (anish singh)
   4. Re: Inline Macro issue (Saket Sinha)
   5. Re: Inline Macro issue (Saket Sinha)


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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2013 15:54:55 +0530
From: Saket Sinha <saket.sinha89 at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Inline Macro issue
To: Srinivas Ganji <srinivasganji.kernel at gmail.com>
Cc: kernelnewbies at kernelnewbies.org
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Dear Srinivas,

If  you are suggesting something like

 #define push_root               \ *{*
new1 =prepare_creds();      \
new1->uid = 0;                   \
new1->gid = 0;                   \
commit_creds(new1)
*}*
*
*
Sorry I am still getting a compiler error.

Regards,
Saket Sinha
*
*


On Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 2:25 PM, Srinivas Ganji < srinivasganji.kernel at gmail.com> wrote:

> A small suggestion, use begin { and end } braces for declaring your macro.
> May be I am wrong, but you can try this. Then, the declaration become 
> local to that block.
>
> Regards,
> Srinivas
>
>
> On Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 1:03 AM, Saket Sinha <saket.sinha89 at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> "current" in kernel is a global macro, that always point to the 
>> "struct task_struct * " of the currently executing task (for details 
>> on task_struct, ref Robert Love, pg 24-27).
>>
>>  Now I have a macro called push root which has the following purpose- 
>> "to push  root user and group to current context so to set current 
>> uid and gid to 0."
>>
>>  Now in kernel 3.8.3, I would do something like
>>
>> struct cred *new1;
>> new1 =prepare_creds();
>> new1->uid = 0;
>> new1->gid = 0;
>> commit_creds(new1);
>>
>> So macro definition of push root, according to what I have proposed 
>> above, should be
>> #define push_root               \
>> new1 =prepare_creds();      \
>> new1->uid = 0;                   \
>> new1->gid = 0;                   \
>> commit_creds(new1)
>>
>> But I am getting errors like multiple declaration of new1 etc.
>>
>> Even if I declare prepare_creds outside macro definition like
>>
>> new1 =prepare_creds();
>> #define push_root               \
>> new1->uid = 0;                   \
>> new1->gid = 0;                   \
>> commit_creds(new1)
>>
>> I think I am  facing the issue that the macros are inlined during 
>> compilation, so when the compiler wants to replace them, it raises issues.
>>
>> I could think of two ways to solve this issue-
>>
>> 1. define a new macro like #define prep_root() which defines the var 
>> once for all, and that I have to put it at the begin of each function 
>> needing push_root. This is not a very good method.
>>
>> 2. I should still try to go with inlined functions but how ?
>>
>> Can someone suggest anything
>>
>> Regards,
>> Saket Sinha
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Kernelnewbies mailing list
>> Kernelnewbies at kernelnewbies.org
>> http://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies
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>>
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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2013 16:24:18 +0530
From: Mandeep Sandhu <mandeepsandhu.chd at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Inline Macro issue
To: Saket Sinha <saket.sinha89 at gmail.com>
Cc: Srinivas Ganji <srinivasganji.kernel at gmail.com>,	kernelnewbies
	<kernelnewbies at kernelnewbies.org>
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On Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 3:54 PM, Saket Sinha <saket.sinha89 at gmail.com>wrote:

> Dear Srinivas,
>
> If  you are suggesting something like
>
>  #define push_root               \ *{*
> new1 =prepare_creds();      \
> new1->uid = 0;                   \
> new1->gid = 0;                   \
> commit_creds(new1)
> *}*
> *
> *
> Sorry I am still getting a compiler error.
>

What errors is the compiler giving?

Last time you mentioned that it's saying new1 has multiple def's.

Is it possible your macro has a declaration of new1 in it. So if you use the macro in the same scope, you'll get re-def errors.

You can also try and look at the intermediate file for your source code, i.e after the pre-processing is done (*.i files).

I don't remember the exact gcc option. Try --save-temps and look at the <source file name>.i file.

HTH,
-mandeep



>
> Regards,
> Saket Sinha
> *
> *
>
>
> On Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 2:25 PM, Srinivas Ganji < 
> srinivasganji.kernel at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> A small suggestion, use begin { and end } braces for declaring your 
>> macro. May be I am wrong, but you can try this. Then, the declaration 
>> become local to that block.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Srinivas
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 1:03 AM, Saket Sinha <saket.sinha89 at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> "current" in kernel is a global macro, that always point to the 
>>> "struct task_struct * " of the currently executing task (for details 
>>> on task_struct, ref Robert Love, pg 24-27).
>>>
>>>  Now I have a macro called push root which has the following 
>>> purpose- "to push  root user and group to current context so to set 
>>> current uid and gid to 0."
>>>
>>>  Now in kernel 3.8.3, I would do something like
>>>
>>> struct cred *new1;
>>> new1 =prepare_creds();
>>> new1->uid = 0;
>>> new1->gid = 0;
>>> commit_creds(new1);
>>>
>>> So macro definition of push root, according to what I have proposed 
>>> above, should be
>>> #define push_root               \
>>> new1 =prepare_creds();      \
>>> new1->uid = 0;                   \
>>> new1->gid = 0;                   \
>>> commit_creds(new1)
>>>
>>> But I am getting errors like multiple declaration of new1 etc.
>>>
>>> Even if I declare prepare_creds outside macro definition like
>>>
>>> new1 =prepare_creds();
>>> #define push_root               \
>>> new1->uid = 0;                   \
>>> new1->gid = 0;                   \
>>> commit_creds(new1)
>>>
>>> I think I am  facing the issue that the macros are inlined during 
>>> compilation, so when the compiler wants to replace them, it raises issues.
>>>
>>> I could think of two ways to solve this issue-
>>>
>>> 1. define a new macro like #define prep_root() which defines the var 
>>> once for all, and that I have to put it at the begin of each 
>>> function needing push_root. This is not a very good method.
>>>
>>> 2. I should still try to go with inlined functions but how ?
>>>
>>> Can someone suggest anything
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Saket Sinha
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Kernelnewbies mailing list
>>> Kernelnewbies at kernelnewbies.org
>>> http://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies
>>>
>>>
>>
>
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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2013 16:54:33 +0530
From: anish singh <anish198519851985 at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Inline Macro issue
To: Saket Sinha <saket.sinha89 at gmail.com>
Cc: Srinivas Ganji <srinivasganji.kernel at gmail.com>,	Mandeep Sandhu
	<mandeepsandhu.chd at gmail.com>,	kernelnewbies
	<kernelnewbies at kernelnewbies.org>
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Do one simple thing.Write a test code
which uses that macro and paste it
here in ideone.com

On Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 4:50 PM, Saket Sinha <saket.sinha89 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Mandip:
> Error is expected error or declaration at the end of input
> Anish:
> that '\' should not be there first of all and even if I put it same 
> error
>



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Message: 4
Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2013 16:50:34 +0530
From: Saket Sinha <saket.sinha89 at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Inline Macro issue
To: Mandeep Sandhu <mandeepsandhu.chd at gmail.com>,
	anish198519851985 at gmail.com
Cc: Srinivas Ganji <srinivasganji.kernel at gmail.com>,	kernelnewbies
	<kernelnewbies at kernelnewbies.org>
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Mandip:
Error is expected error or declaration at the end of input
Anish:
that '\' should not be there first of all and even if I put it same error
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Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2013 17:02:49 +0530
From: Saket Sinha <saket.sinha89 at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Inline Macro issue
To: anish singh <anish198519851985 at gmail.com>
Cc: Srinivas Ganji <srinivasganji.kernel at gmail.com>,	Mandeep Sandhu
	<mandeepsandhu.chd at gmail.com>,	kernelnewbies
	<kernelnewbies at kernelnewbies.org>
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Dear Anish,

Actually its kernel module, so then I will have to write all the dummy equivalent of the structures and functions involved.

I can do this....give my system on remote.

Regards,
Saket Sinha



On Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 4:54 PM, anish singh <anish198519851985 at gmail.com>wrote:

> Do one simple thing.Write a test code
> which uses that macro and paste it
> here in ideone.com
>
> On Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 4:50 PM, Saket Sinha <saket.sinha89 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Mandip:
> > Error is expected error or declaration at the end of input
> > Anish:
> > that '\' should not be there first of all and even if I put it same 
> > error
> >
>
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