linux/bitmap.h: handle constant zero-size bitmaps correctly
The static inlines in bitmap.h do not handle a compile-time constant nbits==0 correctly (they dereference the passed src or dst pointers, despite only 0 words being valid to access). I had the 0-day buildbot chew on a patch [1] that would cause build failures for such cases without complaining, suggesting that we don't have any such users currently, at least for the 70 .config/arch combinations that was built. Should any turn up, make sure they use the out-of-line versions, which do handle nbits==0 correctly. This is of course not the most efficient, but it's much less churn than teaching all the static inlines an "if (zero_const_nbits())", and since we don't have any current instances, this doesn't affect existing code at all. [1] lkml.kernel.org/r/20180815085539.27485-1-linux@rasmusvillemoes.dk Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20180818131623.8755-3-linux@rasmusvillemoes.dkSigned-off-by: Rasmus Villemoes <linux@rasmusvillemoes.dk> Reviewed-by: Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@gmail.com> Cc: Yury Norov <ynorov@caviumnetworks.com> Cc: Rasmus Villemoes <linux@rasmusvillemoes.dk> Cc: Sudeep Holla <sudeep.holla@arm.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
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