linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 1/1] smi_detector: A System Management Interrupt detector

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Date:	Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:53:27 -0400
From:	Jon Masters <jonathan@...masters.org>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, tglx@...utronix.de, mingo@...e.hu,
	rostedt@...dmis.org
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 1/1] smi_detector: A System Management Interrupt
 detector

On Tue, 2009-06-09 at 14:56 -0700, Andrew Morton wrote:
> On Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:50:01 -0400
> Jon Masters <jonathan@...masters.org> wrote:
> 
> > > > +	if (0 != err)
> > > 
> > > 	if (err != 0)
> > > 
> > > or
> > > 
> > > 	if (err)
> > > 
> > > would be more typical.
> > 
> > The former runs the risk of assignment,
> 
> yup, which is why gcc will warn if you do
> 
> 	if (err = 0)
> 
> If you really meant to do that, then gcc can be silenced by
> double-parenthesising.  We consider this "good enough" for kernel
> purposes, so we generally don't use the `if (CONSTANT == variable)' trick.

Ah, yes, good point.

Jon.


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