/* let's not notify more than 100 times per second */
 #define CGROUP_FILE_NOTIFY_MIN_INTV    DIV_ROUND_UP(HZ, 100)
 
+/*
+ * To avoid confusing the compiler (and generating warnings) with code
+ * that attempts to access what would be a 0-element array (i.e. sized
+ * to a potentially empty array when CGROUP_SUBSYS_COUNT == 0), this
+ * constant expression can be added.
+ */
+#define CGROUP_HAS_SUBSYS_CONFIG       (CGROUP_SUBSYS_COUNT > 0)
+
 /*
  * cgroup_mutex is the master lock.  Any modification to cgroup or its
  * hierarchy must be performed while holding it.
  */
 bool cgroup_ssid_enabled(int ssid)
 {
-       if (CGROUP_SUBSYS_COUNT == 0)
+       if (!CGROUP_HAS_SUBSYS_CONFIG)
                return false;
 
        return static_key_enabled(cgroup_subsys_enabled_key[ssid]);
 static struct cgroup_subsys_state *cgroup_css(struct cgroup *cgrp,
                                              struct cgroup_subsys *ss)
 {
-       if (ss)
+       if (CGROUP_HAS_SUBSYS_CONFIG && ss)
                return rcu_dereference_check(cgrp->subsys[ss->id],
                                        lockdep_is_held(&cgroup_mutex));
        else
 {
        struct cgroup_subsys_state *css;
 
+       if (!CGROUP_HAS_SUBSYS_CONFIG)
+               return NULL;
+
        do {
                css = cgroup_css(cgrp, ss);
 
 {
        struct cgroup_subsys_state *css;
 
+       if (!CGROUP_HAS_SUBSYS_CONFIG)
+               return NULL;
+
        rcu_read_lock();
 
        do {
         * the matching css from the cgroup's subsys table is guaranteed to
         * be and stay valid until the enclosing operation is complete.
         */
-       if (cft->ss)
+       if (CGROUP_HAS_SUBSYS_CONFIG && cft->ss)
                return rcu_dereference_raw(cgrp->subsys[cft->ss->id]);
        else
                return &cgrp->self;
  */
 #define do_each_subsys_mask(ss, ssid, ss_mask) do {                    \
        unsigned long __ss_mask = (ss_mask);                            \
-       if (!CGROUP_SUBSYS_COUNT) { /* to avoid spurious gcc warning */ \
+       if (!CGROUP_HAS_SUBSYS_CONFIG) {                                \
                (ssid) = 0;                                             \
                break;                                                  \
        }                                                               \
        struct css_set *cset = tset->cur_cset;
        struct task_struct *task = tset->cur_task;
 
-       while (&cset->mg_node != tset->csets) {
+       while (CGROUP_HAS_SUBSYS_CONFIG && &cset->mg_node != tset->csets) {
                if (!task)
                        task = list_first_entry(&cset->mg_tasks,
                                                struct task_struct, cg_list);
        it->ss = css->ss;
        it->flags = flags;
 
-       if (it->ss)
+       if (CGROUP_HAS_SUBSYS_CONFIG && it->ss)
                it->cset_pos = &css->cgroup->e_csets[css->ss->id];
        else
                it->cset_pos = &css->cgroup->cset_links;