linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH] ext4: use BUG() instead of BUG

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Date:   Sun, 7 Apr 2019 12:29:39 -0400
From:   "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>
To:     Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Cc:     Andreas Dilger <adilger.kernel@...ger.ca>,
        clang-built-linux@...glegroups.com,
        Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>,
        Nathan Chancellor <natechancellor@...il.com>,
        Eric Whitney <enwlinux@...il.com>,
        Sean Fu <fxinrong@...il.com>, Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>,
        Eric Biggers <ebiggers@...gle.com>, linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ext4: use BUG() instead of BUG_ON(1)

On Mon, Mar 25, 2019 at 02:00:25PM +0100, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> BUG_ON(1) leads to bogus warnings from clang when
> CONFIG_PROFILE_ANNOTATED_BRANCHES is set:
> 
>	....
> 
> Change it to BUG() so clang can see that this code path can never
> continue.

Thanks, applied.

					- Ted