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Blue Swirl Aug. 12, 2010, 5:49 p.m. UTC
Add preprocessor rules from libvirt HACKING.

Signed-off-by: Blue Swirl <blauwirbel@gmail.com>
---
 CODING_STYLE |   13 +++++++++++++
 1 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

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malc Aug. 12, 2010, 6:47 p.m. UTC | #1
On Thu, 12 Aug 2010, Blue Swirl wrote:

> Add preprocessor rules from libvirt HACKING.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Blue Swirl <blauwirbel@gmail.com>
> ---
>  CODING_STYLE |   13 +++++++++++++
>  1 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/CODING_STYLE b/CODING_STYLE
> index 92036f3..c4c09ab 100644
> --- a/CODING_STYLE
> +++ b/CODING_STYLE
> @@ -79,3 +79,16 @@ and clarity it comes on a line by itself:
>  Rationale: a consistent (except for functions...) bracing style reduces
>  ambiguity and avoids needless churn when lines are added or removed.
>  Furthermore, it is the QEMU coding style.
> +
> +5. Preprocessor
> +
> +For variadic macros, stick with C99 syntax:
> +
> +#define vshPrint(_ctl, ...)   fprintf(stdout, __VA_ARGS__)

_ctl is not used inside the macro expansion, furthermore i'd avoid
using leading underscore even for macro arguments.

> +
> +Use parenthesis when checking if a macro is defined, and use
> +indentation to track nesting:
> +
> +#if defined(HAVE_POSIX_FALLOCATE) && !defined(HAVE_FALLOCATE)
> +# define fallocate(a,ignored,b,c) posix_fallocate(a,b,c)
> +#endif
>
Blue Swirl Aug. 13, 2010, 4:56 p.m. UTC | #2
On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 6:47 PM, malc <av1474@comtv.ru> wrote:
> On Thu, 12 Aug 2010, Blue Swirl wrote:
>
>> Add preprocessor rules from libvirt HACKING.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Blue Swirl <blauwirbel@gmail.com>
>> ---
>>  CODING_STYLE |   13 +++++++++++++
>>  1 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/CODING_STYLE b/CODING_STYLE
>> index 92036f3..c4c09ab 100644
>> --- a/CODING_STYLE
>> +++ b/CODING_STYLE
>> @@ -79,3 +79,16 @@ and clarity it comes on a line by itself:
>>  Rationale: a consistent (except for functions...) bracing style reduces
>>  ambiguity and avoids needless churn when lines are added or removed.
>>  Furthermore, it is the QEMU coding style.
>> +
>> +5. Preprocessor
>> +
>> +For variadic macros, stick with C99 syntax:
>> +
>> +#define vshPrint(_ctl, ...)   fprintf(stdout, __VA_ARGS__)
>
> _ctl is not used inside the macro expansion, furthermore i'd avoid
> using leading underscore even for macro arguments.

Right. Moreover the macro name is too libvirt'ish.

>> +
>> +Use parenthesis when checking if a macro is defined, and use
>> +indentation to track nesting:
>> +
>> +#if defined(HAVE_POSIX_FALLOCATE) && !defined(HAVE_FALLOCATE)
>> +# define fallocate(a,ignored,b,c) posix_fallocate(a,b,c)
>> +#endif

This one is new, current code doesn't use indentation. Maybe it's
better to drop it.
Andreas Färber Aug. 14, 2010, 2:27 p.m. UTC | #3
Am 13.08.2010 um 18:56 schrieb Blue Swirl:

>>> +Use parenthesis when checking if a macro is defined, and use
>>> +indentation to track nesting:
>>> +
>>> +#if defined(HAVE_POSIX_FALLOCATE) && !defined(HAVE_FALLOCATE)
>>> +# define fallocate(a,ignored,b,c) posix_fallocate(a,b,c)
>>> +#endif
>
> This one is new, current code doesn't use indentation. Maybe it's
> better to drop it.

Yes, please. While indentation is nice to read, it is patch-unfriendly.

Consider:

#ifdef SOMETHINGNEW
yay
#else // previous stuff follows

#if defined(OLDONE)
#  define one
#endif
foo
bar
#if defined(OLDTWO)
#  define two
#endif

#endif

Here, adding four lines would require to reindent six lines otherwise  
not changed, making merging and review harder.

Andreas
Blue Swirl Aug. 15, 2010, 7:46 a.m. UTC | #4
On Sat, Aug 14, 2010 at 2:27 PM, Andreas Färber <andreas.faerber@web.de> wrote:
> Am 13.08.2010 um 18:56 schrieb Blue Swirl:
>
>>>> +Use parenthesis when checking if a macro is defined, and use
>>>> +indentation to track nesting:
>>>> +
>>>> +#if defined(HAVE_POSIX_FALLOCATE) && !defined(HAVE_FALLOCATE)
>>>> +# define fallocate(a,ignored,b,c) posix_fallocate(a,b,c)
>>>> +#endif
>>
>> This one is new, current code doesn't use indentation. Maybe it's
>> better to drop it.
>
> Yes, please. While indentation is nice to read, it is patch-unfriendly.
>
> Consider:
>
> #ifdef SOMETHINGNEW
> yay
> #else // previous stuff follows
>
> #if defined(OLDONE)
> #  define one
> #endif
> foo
> bar
> #if defined(OLDTWO)
> #  define two
> #endif
>
> #endif
>
> Here, adding four lines would require to reindent six lines otherwise not
> changed, making merging and review harder.

I don't quite follow the example, but is the situation different from
adding a C 'if' statement and adjusting the indentation?

However, I'm not proposing this anymore.
Andreas Färber Aug. 15, 2010, 7:59 a.m. UTC | #5
Am 15.08.2010 um 09:46 schrieb Blue Swirl:

> On Sat, Aug 14, 2010 at 2:27 PM, Andreas Färber <andreas.faerber@web.de 
> > wrote:
>> While indentation is nice to read, it is patch-unfriendly.
>>
>> Consider:
>>
>> #ifdef SOMETHINGNEW
>> yay
>> #else // previous stuff follows
>>
>> #if defined(OLDONE)
>> #  define one
>> #endif
>> foo
>> bar
>> #if defined(OLDTWO)
>> #  define two
>> #endif
>>
>> #endif
>>
>> Here, adding four lines would require to reindent six lines  
>> otherwise not
>> changed, making merging and review harder.
>
> I don't quite follow the example,

The middle part would need to become:

#  if defined(OLDONE)
#    define one
#  endif
foo
bar
#  if defined(OLDTWO)
#    define two
#  endif

if we applied the rule. Purely syntactic example.

> but is the situation different from
> adding a C 'if' statement and adjusting the indentation?

No, you're right, it isn't. Just that we previously applied such  
changes for Windows or Solaris and did not need to reindent.

Cheers,
Andreas
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diff --git a/CODING_STYLE b/CODING_STYLE
index 92036f3..c4c09ab 100644
--- a/CODING_STYLE
+++ b/CODING_STYLE
@@ -79,3 +79,16 @@  and clarity it comes on a line by itself:
 Rationale: a consistent (except for functions...) bracing style reduces
 ambiguity and avoids needless churn when lines are added or removed.
 Furthermore, it is the QEMU coding style.
+
+5. Preprocessor
+
+For variadic macros, stick with C99 syntax:
+
+#define vshPrint(_ctl, ...)   fprintf(stdout, __VA_ARGS__)
+
+Use parenthesis when checking if a macro is defined, and use
+indentation to track nesting:
+
+#if defined(HAVE_POSIX_FALLOCATE) && !defined(HAVE_FALLOCATE)
+# define fallocate(a,ignored,b,c) posix_fallocate(a,b,c)
+#endif