linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/4] bug: completely remove code of disabled VM_BUG

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Date:	Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:40:32 +0200
From:	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:	Konstantin Khlebnikov <khlebnikov@...nvz.org>
Cc:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arch@...r.kernel.org,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/4] bug: completely remove code of disabled VM_BUG_ON()

On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 13:26, Konstantin Khlebnikov
<khlebnikov@...nvz.org> wrote:
> Even if CONFIG_DEBUG_VM=n gcc genereates code for some VM_BUG_ON()

That's because of the side effects of the expression

https://lkml.org/lkml/2012/4/25/146

But IRIC, we do want them here?

> bloat-o-meter: add/remove: 0/1 grow/shrink: 10/120 up/down: 185/-1889 (-1704)
>
> Signed-off-by: Konstantin Khlebnikov <khlebnikov@...nvz.org>
> ---
>  include/linux/mmdebug.h |    2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/include/linux/mmdebug.h b/include/linux/mmdebug.h
> index c04ecfe..9c9a2a0 100644
> --- a/include/linux/mmdebug.h
> +++ b/include/linux/mmdebug.h
> @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
>  #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_VM
>  #define VM_BUG_ON(cond) BUG_ON(cond)
>  #else
> -#define VM_BUG_ON(cond) do { (void)(cond); } while (0)
> +#define VM_BUG_ON(cond) unused_expression(cond)
>  #endif
>
>  #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_VIRTUAL

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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