Eliminating duplicate code in tapset files

[Mike Mason]

Frank Ch. Eigler wrote:
> mmlnx wrote:
> 
>> macro VFS_COMMON
>> {
>>         file = $file
>>         count = $count
>> [...]
>> probe vfs.read = kernel.function ("vfs_read")
>> {
>> 	%VFS_COMMON
>>         size = count
>> }
>> [...]
> 
> Let's consider the likelihood that this sort of widget would have to
> evolve into a full preprocessor with parametrized varargs macros,
> expression evaluation, and a special dose of whatnot.

This isn't needed for what I'm trying to do.  Let's keep it simple.

> 
> If not, if we're likely to stay happy with simple token pasting, it
> can look alongside the current preprocessor conditional mechanism:
>     %( define VFS_COMMON /*...*/ %)
> to define, and 
>     %( VFS_COMMON %)
> to use.

This works for me, though I'm confused by the comment delimiters (/*...*/).  Are you suggesting we use comment delimiters to delimit the macro contents?  If so, then I'd rather see something else used, something unique.

Thanks,
Mike

> 
> - FChE