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-rw-r--r--configure.ac1
-rw-r--r--lib/igt_core.h13
2 files changed, 14 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index fa31a52e..411bfabf 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ AC_CHECK_TYPES([sighandler_t],[],[],[AC_INCLUDES_DEFAULT
#include <signal.h>])
AC_CHECK_FUNCS([swapctl])
AC_CHECK_FUNCS([asprintf])
+AX_GCC_FUNC_ATTRIBUTE([constructor])
dnl Check for POSIX timers
AC_CHECK_FUNCS(timer_create, [], [
diff --git a/lib/igt_core.h b/lib/igt_core.h
index 661a6343..b669de3e 100644
--- a/lib/igt_core.h
+++ b/lib/igt_core.h
@@ -281,6 +281,19 @@ void igt_simple_init_parse_opts(int *argc, char **argv,
} \
static void igt_tokencat(__real_main, __LINE__)(void) \
+/**
+ * igt_constructor:
+ *
+ * Convenience macro to run the provided code block when igt first starts,
+ * before any tests have been run. This should be used for parts of the igt
+ * library that require initialization of objects with global context.
+ *
+ * This code block will be executed exactly once.
+ */
+#define igt_constructor \
+ __attribute__((constructor)) \
+ static void igt_tokencat(__igt_constructor_l, __LINE__)(void)
+
__attribute__((format(printf, 1, 2)))
void igt_skip(const char *f, ...) __attribute__((noreturn));
__attribute__((format(printf, 5, 6)))