https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=59856
--- Comment #11 from Josh Triplett <josh at joshtriplett dot org> --- (In reply to Tom Tromey from comment #10) > (In reply to Josh Triplett from comment #9) > > > > It might help to see exactly where __context__ is used in real code. > > > > A few patterns: > > Sorry, I wasn't very clear. > It seems to me that __context__ must be used as a kind of annotation > alongside some effect-ful statement. I'm curious what those statements > are; and whether we could somehow annotate them directly. > (I presume not since sparse didn't go that route, but I figured I'd ask.) Such statements could potentially consist of inline assembly implementing a lock. __context__ potentially helps when implementing things as a macro. That said, if absolutely necessary, I could imagine using exclusively the context attribute and appropriate static inlines with that attribute.
