# check-extension: Check whether extenstion is supported by a compiler and
# an assembler.
-# Usage: $(call check-extension,extension_name,"instr")
-check-extension = $(call as-insn,$(CC) $(riscv-generic-flags)_$(1),$(2),_$(1))
-
-zbb-insn := "andn t0, t0, t0"
-zbb := $(call check-extension,zbb,$(zbb-insn))
-zihintpause := $(call check-extension,zihintpause,"pause")
+# Usage: $(call check-extension,extension_name).
+# it should be defined variable with following name:
+# <extension name>-insn := "insn"
+# which represents an instruction of extension support of which is
+# going to be checked.
+define check-extension =
+$(eval $(1) := \
+ $(call as-insn,$(CC) $(riscv-generic-flags)_$(1),$(value $(1)-insn),_$(1)))
+endef
+
+zbb-insn := "andn t0$(comma)t0$(comma)t0"
+$(call check-extension,zbb)
+
+zihintpause-insn := "pause"
+$(call check-extension,zihintpause)
extensions := $(zbb) $(zihintpause)