On Wed, 30 Sep 2026 11:57:59 +0200 Maxime Coquelin <[email protected]> wrote:
> This patch adds a compatibility define for __counted_by attribute, > which is not present in older compilers but required for recent UAPI > headers like vfio.h. > > Signed-off-by: Maxime Coquelin <[email protected]> > --- > config/rte_config.h | 9 +++++++++ > 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/config/rte_config.h b/config/rte_config.h > index 0447cdf2ad..307e7dac62 100644 > --- a/config/rte_config.h > +++ b/config/rte_config.h > @@ -25,6 +25,15 @@ > #define RTE_TOOLCHAIN_MSVC 1 > #endif > > +/* > + * Compatibility define for Linux kernel UAPI headers that may use > __counted_by > + * attribute for bounds checking. This attribute is not understood by > userspace > + * compilers, so define it as empty if not already provided. > + */ > +#ifndef __counted_by > +#define __counted_by(m) > +#endif > + > /* legacy defines */ > #ifdef RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX > #define RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP 1 NAK this is best done by keeping up to date stddef over in virtio headers.
