[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] debug: update assertion macro

Ferruh Yigit ferruh.yigit at intel.com
Fri Dec 15 20:56:35 CET 2017


On 11/19/2017 6:41 AM, Ilya Matveychikov wrote:
> 
> 
>> On Nov 19, 2017, at 12:18 PM, Ilya Matveychikov <matvejchikov at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Update RTE_VERIFY macro to make it possible to use complex expressions
>> in RTE_ASSERT.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Ilya V. Matveychikov <matvejchikov at gmail.com>
>>
>> Fixes: 148f963fb532 ("xen: core library changes")
>> Cc: bruce.richardson at intel.com
>>
>> ---
>> Now it's incorrect to use complex expressions for assertion
>> like RTE_ASSERT((1 + 2) == 3). This patch makes it possible.
> 
> Update.
> 
> Now it’s possible to have % char inside the expression, for example:
> 
> RTE_ASSERT((sizeof(some_struct) % 64) == 0)
> 
> Before the patch, “%" sign acts like a conversion specification beginning
> character.

previous sample is not correct, complex expressions "RTE_ASSERT((1 + 2) == 3)"
are working fine.
But you are right "%" causing problem, and this patch is fixing it.

Reviewed-by: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit at intel.com>


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