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authorHeinrich Schuchardt2019-07-27 20:21:06 +0200
committerTom Rini2019-08-07 15:31:02 -0400
commitb236f8c086b38a3e43bd57ed3364ab691d47c73f (patch)
tree34587feb1722a9fcfed99e900cd6792292b1b231 /include/log.h
parent102b0b11195ffe421f352d510c15fd6bb0e7c8f3 (diff)
log: document the assign() macro
Provide a concise description of the assert() macro. Point out that the tested expression is always executed, irrespective of the value of _DEBUG. Signed-off-by: Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.glpk@gmx.de>
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diff --git a/include/log.h b/include/log.h
index 7566ba7f2db..6d15e955d7e 100644
--- a/include/log.h
+++ b/include/log.h
@@ -183,6 +183,18 @@ int _log(enum log_category_t cat, enum log_level_t level, const char *file,
*/
void __assert_fail(const char *assertion, const char *file, unsigned int line,
const char *function);
+
+/**
+ * assert() - assert expression is true
+ *
+ * If the expression x evaluates to false and _DEBUG evaluates to true, a panic
+ * message is written and the system stalls. The value of _DEBUG is set to true
+ * if DEBUG is defined before including common.h.
+ *
+ * The expression x is always executed irrespective of the value of _DEBUG.
+ *
+ * @x: expression to test
+ */
#define assert(x) \
({ if (!(x) && _DEBUG) \
__assert_fail(#x, __FILE__, __LINE__, __func__); })