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Gcc lets you do:
int ATTRIBUTE_NONNULL(1) foo(void *param);
int foo(void *param) ATTRIBUTE_NONNULL(1);
int ATTRIBUTE_NONNULL(1) foo(void *param) { ... }
but chokes on:
int foo(void *param) ATTRIBUTE_NONNULL(1) { ... }
However, since commit eefb881, we have intentionally been disabling
ATTRIBUTE_NONNULL because of lame gcc handling of the attribute (that
is, gcc doesn't do decent warning reporting, then compiles code that
mysteriously fails if you break the contract of the attribute, which
is surprisingly easy to do), leaving it on only for Coverity (which
does a much better job of improved static analysis when the attribute
is present).
But completely eliding the macro makes it too easy to write code that
uses the fourth syntax option, if you aren't using Coverity. So this
patch forces us to avoid syntax errors, even when not using the
attribute under gcc. It also documents WHY we disable the warning
under gcc, rather than forcing you to find the commit log.
* src/internal.h (ATTRIBUTE_NONNULL): Expand to empty attribute,
rather than nothing, when on gcc.
LibVirt : simple API for virtualization
Libvirt is a C toolkit to interact with the virtualization capabilities
of recent versions of Linux (and other OSes). It is free software
available under the GNU Lesser General Public License. Virtualization of
the Linux Operating System means the ability to run multiple instances of
Operating Systems concurrently on a single hardware system where the basic
resources are driven by a Linux instance. The library aim at providing
long term stable C API initially for the Xen paravirtualization but
should be able to integrate other virtualization mechanisms if needed.
Daniel Veillard <veillard@redhat.com>