[PATCH v2 5/5] asm-generic/bitsperlong.h: Add sanity checks for __BITS_PER_LONG
Thomas Weißschuh
thomas.weissschuh at linutronix.de
Mon Mar 2 18:58:41 AEDT 2026
The value of __BITS_PER_LONG from architecture-specific logic should
always match the generic one if that is available. It should also match
the actual C type 'long'.
Mismatches can happen for example when building the compat vDSO. Either
during the compilation, see commit 9a6d3ff10f7f ("arm64: uapi: Provide
correct __BITS_PER_LONG for the compat vDSO"), or when running sparse
when mismatched CHECKFLAGS are inherited from the kernel build.
Add some consistency checks which detect such issues early and clearly.
The kernel-internal BITS_PER_LONG is not checked as it is derived from
CONFIG_64BIT and therefore breaks for the compat vDSO. See the similar,
deactivated check above.
Signed-off-by: Thomas Weißschuh <thomas.weissschuh at linutronix.de>
Acked-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd at arndb.de>
---
include/asm-generic/bitsperlong.h | 9 +++++++++
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/bitsperlong.h b/include/asm-generic/bitsperlong.h
index 1023e2a4bd37..90e8aeebfd2f 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/bitsperlong.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/bitsperlong.h
@@ -19,6 +19,15 @@
#error Inconsistent word size. Check asm/bitsperlong.h
#endif
+#if __CHAR_BIT__ * __SIZEOF_LONG__ != __BITS_PER_LONG
+#error Inconsistent word size. Check asm/bitsperlong.h
+#endif
+
+#ifndef __ASSEMBLER__
+_Static_assert(sizeof(long) * 8 == __BITS_PER_LONG,
+ "Inconsistent word size. Check asm/bitsperlong.h");
+#endif
+
#ifndef BITS_PER_LONG_LONG
#define BITS_PER_LONG_LONG 64
#endif
--
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