linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/3] staging: lustre: fix pointer whitespace style

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Date:	Mon, 8 Sep 2014 13:32:08 +0300
From:	Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
To:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Cc:	Spencer Baugh <sbaugh@...rew.cmu.edu>,
	"open list:STAGING SUBSYSTEM" <devel@...verdev.osuosl.org>,
	gregkh@...uxfoundation.org,
	Hongchao Zhang <hongchao.zhang@...el.com>,
	Niu Yawei <yawei.niu@...el.com>,
	Alex Zhuravlev <alexey.zhuravlev@...el.com>,
	open list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Oleg Drokin <oleg.drokin@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] staging: lustre: fix pointer whitespace style

On Sat, Sep 06, 2014 at 11:19:03AM -0700, Joe Perches wrote:
> 
> Indexing a string array with an enum is generally unsafe.
> 
> I think it better to use a switch/case like:
> 

The reverse side of that argument is that switch statements are slower
and uglier.

My understanding is that according to the c spec, "state" could be
signed but in this case GCC defines it as unsigned int.  So the ASSERT
is ok in real life, but in theory it should check for negatives as well.

regards,
dan carpenter

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