Re: do { } while (0) question

From: Heiko Carstens
Date: Tue Aug 01 2006 - 04:53:57 EST


On Tue, Aug 01, 2006 at 09:45:26AM +0100, Jonathan Matthews-Levine wrote:
> On 01/08/06, Heiko Carstens <heiko.carstens@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >---
> >Always use do {} while (0). Failing to do so can cause subtle compile
> >failures or bugs.
> >---
> >
> >I'm really wondering what these subtle compile failures or bugs are.
> >Could you please explain?
>
> http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ/DoWhile0

My question was referring to empty do { } while (0)'s... that's something
the FAQ is not dealing with :)
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