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Linus Torvalds dc1c8034e3 minmax: simplify min()/max()/clamp() implementation
Now that we no longer have any C constant expression contexts (ie array
size declarations or static initializers) that use min() or max(), we
can simpify the implementation by not having to worry about the result
staying as a C constant expression.

So now we can unconditionally just use temporary variables of the right
type, and get rid of the excessive expansion that used to come from the
use of

   __builtin_choose_expr(__is_constexpr(...), ..

to pick the specialized code for constant expressions.

Another expansion simplification is to pass the temporary variables (in
addition to the original expression) to our __types_ok() macro.  That
may superficially look like it complicates the macro, but when we only
want the type of the expression, expanding the temporary variable names
is much simpler and smaller than expanding the potentially complicated
original expression.

As a result, on my machine, doing a

  $ time make drivers/staging/media/atomisp/pci/isp/kernels/ynr/ynr_1.0/ia_css_ynr.host.i

goes from

	real	0m16.621s
	user	0m15.360s
	sys	0m1.221s

to

	real	0m2.532s
	user	0m2.091s
	sys	0m0.452s

because the token expansion goes down dramatically.

In particular, the longest line expansion (which was line 71 of that
'ia_css_ynr.host.c' file) shrinks from 23,338kB (yes, 23MB for one
single line) to "just" 1,444kB (now "only" 1.4MB).

And yes, that line is still the line from hell, because it's doing
multiple levels of "min()/max()" expansion thanks to some of them being
hidden inside the uDIGIT_FITTING() macro.

Lorenzo has a nice cleanup patch that makes that driver use inline
functions instead of macros for sDIGIT_FITTING() and uDIGIT_FITTING(),
which will fix that line once and for all, but the 16-fold reduction in
this case does show why we need to simplify these helpers.

Cc: David Laight <David.Laight@aculab.com>
Cc: Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@oracle.com>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2024-07-28 20:24:12 -07:00
arch minmax: make generic MIN() and MAX() macros available everywhere 2024-07-28 15:49:18 -07:00
block block: fix deadlock between sd_remove & sd_release 2024-07-24 09:51:21 -06:00
certs kbuild: use $(src) instead of $(srctree)/$(src) for source directory 2024-05-10 04:34:52 +09:00
crypto crypto: testmgr - generate power-of-2 lengths more often 2024-07-13 11:50:28 +12:00
Documentation CXL for v6.11 merge window 2024-07-28 09:33:28 -07:00
drivers minmax: don't use max() in situations that want a C constant expression 2024-07-28 20:23:27 -07:00
fs minmax: don't use max() in situations that want a C constant expression 2024-07-28 20:23:27 -07:00
include minmax: simplify min()/max()/clamp() implementation 2024-07-28 20:24:12 -07:00
init Rust changes for v6.11 2024-07-27 13:44:54 -07:00
io_uring io_uring/napi: pass ktime to io_napi_adjust_timeout 2024-07-26 08:31:59 -06:00
ipc sysctl: treewide: constify the ctl_table argument of proc_handlers 2024-07-24 20:59:29 +02:00
kernel minmax: make generic MIN() and MAX() macros available everywhere 2024-07-28 15:49:18 -07:00
lib minmax: don't use max() in situations that want a C constant expression 2024-07-28 20:23:27 -07:00
LICENSES LICENSES: Add the copyleft-next-0.3.1 license 2022-11-08 15:44:01 +01:00
mm minmax: make generic MIN() and MAX() macros available everywhere 2024-07-28 15:49:18 -07:00
net minmax: add a few more MIN_T/MAX_T users 2024-07-28 13:41:14 -07:00
rust Rust changes for v6.11 2024-07-27 13:44:54 -07:00
samples Driver core changes for 6.11-rc1 2024-07-25 10:42:22 -07:00
scripts Kbuild fixes for v6.11 2024-07-28 14:02:48 -07:00
security apparmor-pr-2024-07-24 PR 2024-07-25 2024-07-27 13:28:39 -07:00
sound Devicetree fixes for 6.11, part 1 2024-07-27 12:46:16 -07:00
tools minmax: make generic MIN() and MAX() macros available everywhere 2024-07-28 15:49:18 -07:00
usr initramfs: shorten cmd_initfs in usr/Makefile 2024-07-16 01:07:52 +09:00
virt KVM generic changes for 6.11 2024-07-16 09:51:36 -04:00
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COPYING COPYING: state that all contributions really are covered by this file 2020-02-10 13:32:20 -08:00
CREDITS tracing: Update of MAINTAINERS and CREDITS file 2024-07-18 14:08:42 -07:00
Kbuild Kbuild updates for v6.1 2022-10-10 12:00:45 -07:00
Kconfig kbuild: ensure full rebuild when the compiler is updated 2020-05-12 13:28:33 +09:00
MAINTAINERS CXL for v6.11 merge window 2024-07-28 09:33:28 -07:00
Makefile Linux 6.11-rc1 2024-07-28 14:19:55 -07:00
README README: Fix spelling 2024-03-18 03:36:32 -06:00

Linux kernel
============

There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.

In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``.  The formatted documentation can also be read online at:

    https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/

There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the reStructuredText markup notation.

Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.