[PATCH 1/1] arch/powerpc: Remove redundant typedef for bool
Mukesh Kumar Chaurasiya
mchauras at linux.ibm.com
Thu Apr 17 16:09:20 AEST 2025
On Sun, Mar 23, 2025 at 11:36:06AM -0500, Misbah Anjum N wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I noticed that a patch addressing the same issue has been proposed by
> Michal Suchanek:
> https://lore.kernel.org/linuxppc-dev/Z86liwlwP5WvrEkw@kitsune.suse.cz/T/#t
>
> The existing patch addresses the compilation error by modifying the Makefile
> to use `gnu11` with `BOOTTARGETFLAGS`. This is a practical approach to avoid
> the error in the short term.
>
> This patch builds on that work by providing a long-term solution that ensures
> compatibility with C23 while maintaining backward compatibility. Specifically:
> - It uses `__STDC_VERSION__` to conditionally define the `bool` typedef only
> for pre-C23 standards.
> - It ensures that the code is future-proof and ready for upcoming C23 standards,
> where `bool`, `true`, and `false` are reserved keywords.
> - It avoids reliance on compiler-specific flags, making the code more portable
> and standards-compliant.
>
> Changlog:
> - Adding version check via __STDC_VERSION__
> - If __STDC_VERSION__ < C23, 'typedef int bool' is defined as usual
> - If __STDC_VERSION__ >= C23, the typedef redundancy is removed
>
> The patch has been tested with:
> - gcc (GCC) 15.0.1 20250228 (Red Hat 15.0.1-0)
> - gcc (GCC) 14.2.1 20250110 (Red Hat 14.2.1-7)
>
> Thanks,
> Misbah Anjum N
>
>
> Misbah Anjum N (1):
> arch/powerpc: Remove redundant typedef for bool
>
> arch/powerpc/boot/types.h | 2 ++
> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
>
Reviewed-by: Mukesh Kumar Chaurasiya <mchauras at linux.ibm.com>
> --
> 2.49.0
>
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