linux-kernel - Re: drivers: Probable misuses of ||

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Date:	Mon, 7 May 2012 09:36:03 +0100
From:	Mark Brown <broonie@...nsource.wolfsonmicro.com>
To:	Guenter Roeck <guenter.roeck@...csson.com>
Cc:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>,
	Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...radead.org>,
	"James E.J. Bottomley" <JBottomley@...allels.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Jarod Wilson <jarod@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: drivers: Probable misuses of ||

On Sat, May 05, 2012 at 09:00:42AM -0700, Guenter Roeck wrote:
> On Fri, May 04, 2012 at 06:13:33PM -0400, Mark Brown wrote:

> > Right, but you need to look at the code and explain why this is a
> > problem.  For example, the case I've left quoted above reads to me like
> > the intention is "If the chip isn't one I know doesn't like this then
> > let's do it" which is a perfectly sensible thing to write.

> I can not really follow your logic here; it is difficult for me to imagine a situation
> where anything along the line of
> 	if (val != 1 || val != 2)
> would provide value other than creating confusion. Maybe you can explain that a bit further.

Yeah, I hadn't actually read the code closely enough but it's not my
main point anyway - the main point was that the reports were very easy
to ignore because they're just a paste in of the error message with no
analysis they were very likely to just get ignored unless someone has a
particular interest in the code (which is essentially what I did - I
glanced at the report but only very briefly).

Compare this with the reports from people like Julia Lawall, for example
- they tend to be very clear.  Even simply adding "...as with || they
will always be true" would've helped.

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