linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/cleanup.c: Use ";" not "," to terminate statements

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Message-ID: <alpine.LFD.2.00.1007142347480.3321@localhost.localdomain>
Date:	Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:00:07 +0200 (CEST)
From:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
To:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
cc:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	x86 <x86@...nel.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/cleanup.c: Use ";" not "," to
 terminate statements

On Wed, 14 Jul 2010, Joe Perches wrote:

Sorry, but that's one of the most convoluted changelogs I ever saw. 

> These are the only "," terminated statements that
> precede a pr_<level> in the kernel tree.

Errm, why is this related to pr_<level> in any way ?
 
> These must be ";" terminated if the pr_<level>
> macros becomes a bit more space efficient using
> a "do { foo } while (0)" form.

It has absolutely _NOTHING_ to do with any implementation detail of
the function/macro which comes after those statements.

Terminating a statement with a comma is simply wrong by itself and it
needs to be fixed w/o further ado.

Thanks,

	tglx
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