From: Yury Norov <yury.norov@gmail.com>
To: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
Matthew Wilcox <willy@infradead.org>,
"Liam R. Howlett" <liam@infradead.org>
Cc: Yury Norov <ynorov@nvidia.com>, Chris Li <sparse@chrisli.org>,
Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@google.com>,
Andrew Ballance <andrewjballance@gmail.com>,
Yury Norov <yury.norov@gmail.com>,
linux-sparse@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org, linux-mm@kvack.org,
maple-tree@lists.infradead.org
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] compiler.h: add ASSERT_STATIC_STORAGE()
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2026 18:14:41 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260911221444.1523311-2-ynorov@nvidia.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260911221444.1523311-1-ynorov@nvidia.com>
Static lock initializers rely on a persistent object address when lockdep
assigns a lock-class key. Using such an initializer for an automatic local
object can compile successfully but disable lockdep on the first lock
acquisition.
Add ASSERT_STATIC_STORAGE() for declaration macros that require
static storage duration. It declares an unused static pointer initialized
with the object's address. An automatic local object's address is not a
valid static initializer, so the compiler rejects it.
Mirror the helper in tools/include/linux/compiler.h because the userspace
radix-tree tests include the kernel IDA and Maple Tree headers with the
tools compiler definitions.
For example:
void example(void)
{
int object;
ASSERT_STATIC_STORAGE(object);
}
GCC reports:
error: initializer element is not constant
name##_storage_check = &(name)
^
note: in expansion of macro 'ASSERT_STATIC_STORAGE'
ASSERT_STATIC_STORAGE(object);
File-scope objects and static local objects remain valid. The helper takes
an object identifier and must be used as a declaration after that object
has been declared.
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260911155244.1406122-1-ynorov@nvidia.com/
Signed-off-by: Yury Norov <ynorov@nvidia.com>
---
include/linux/compiler.h | 5 +++++
tools/include/linux/compiler.h | 5 +++++
2 files changed, 10 insertions(+)
diff --git a/include/linux/compiler.h b/include/linux/compiler.h
index cb2f6050bdf7..ef9036fa5413 100644
--- a/include/linux/compiler.h
+++ b/include/linux/compiler.h
@@ -275,6 +275,11 @@ static inline void *offset_to_ptr(const int *off)
#define __ADDRESSABLE(sym) \
___ADDRESSABLE(sym, __section(".discard.addressable"))
+/* Enforce static storage duration. */
+#define ASSERT_STATIC_STORAGE(name) \
+ static typeof(name) * const __always_unused \
+ name##_storage_check = &(name)
+
/*
* This returns a constant expression while determining if an argument is
* a constant expression, most importantly without evaluating the argument.
diff --git a/tools/include/linux/compiler.h b/tools/include/linux/compiler.h
index f2f54b038168..03ecf9086643 100644
--- a/tools/include/linux/compiler.h
+++ b/tools/include/linux/compiler.h
@@ -73,6 +73,11 @@
# define __same_type(a, b) __builtin_types_compatible_p(typeof(a), typeof(b))
#endif
+/* Enforce static storage duration. */
+#define ASSERT_STATIC_STORAGE(name) \
+ static typeof(name) * const __always_unused \
+ name##_storage_check = &(name)
+
/*
* This returns a constant expression while determining if an argument is
* a constant expression, most importantly without evaluating the argument.
--
2.53.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-09-11 22:14 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-09-11 22:14 [PATCH 0/3] Catch automatic storage in IDA and Maple Tree definitions Yury Norov
2026-09-11 22:14 ` Yury Norov [this message]
2026-09-12 5:57 ` [PATCH 1/3] compiler.h: add ASSERT_STATIC_STORAGE() Andrew Morton
2026-09-12 22:31 ` Yury Norov
2026-09-11 22:14 ` [PATCH 2/3] idr: assert static storage for DEFINE_IDA() Yury Norov
2026-09-11 22:14 ` [PATCH 3/3] maple_tree: assert static storage for DEFINE_MTREE() Yury Norov
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