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authorDmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com>2025-12-13 12:18:20 +0300
committerDmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com>2025-12-13 12:18:20 +0300
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Merge tag 'v6.18' into next
Sync up with the mainline to bring in the latest APIs.
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+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+
+#ifndef _LINUX_ARGS_H
+#define _LINUX_ARGS_H
+
+/*
+ * How do these macros work?
+ *
+ * In __COUNT_ARGS() _0 to _12 are just placeholders from the start
+ * in order to make sure _n is positioned over the correct number
+ * from 12 to 0 (depending on X, which is a variadic argument list).
+ * They serve no purpose other than occupying a position. Since each
+ * macro parameter must have a distinct identifier, those identifiers
+ * are as good as any.
+ *
+ * In COUNT_ARGS() we use actual integers, so __COUNT_ARGS() returns
+ * that as _n.
+ */
+
+/* This counts to 15. Any more, it will return 16th argument. */
+#define __COUNT_ARGS(_0, _1, _2, _3, _4, _5, _6, _7, _8, _9, _10, _11, _12, _13, _14, _15, _n, X...) _n
+#define COUNT_ARGS(X...) __COUNT_ARGS(, ##X, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0)
+
+/* Concatenate two parameters, but allow them to be expanded beforehand. */
+#define __CONCAT(a, b) a ## b
+#define CONCATENATE(a, b) __CONCAT(a, b)
+
+#endif /* _LINUX_ARGS_H */