linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] spi: slave: Fix missing break in switch

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Date:   Wed, 3 Oct 2018 16:46:45 +0200
From:   Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:     gustavo@...eddedor.com
Cc:     Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>,
        linux-spi <linux-spi@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] spi: slave: Fix missing break in switch

Hi Gustavo,

On Wed, Oct 3, 2018 at 2:57 PM Gustavo A. R. Silva
<gustavo@...eddedor.com> wrote:
> Apparently, this code does not actually fall through to the next case
> because the machine restarts before it has a chance. However, for the
> sake of maintenance and readability, we better add the missing break
> statement.
>
> Addresses-Coverity-ID: 1437892 ("Missing break in switch")
> Signed-off-by: Gustavo A. R. Silva <gustavo@...eddedor.com>
> ---
>  drivers/spi/spi-slave-system-control.c | 1 +
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-slave-system-control.c b/drivers/spi/spi-slave-system-control.c
> index c0257e9..169f3d5 100644
> --- a/drivers/spi/spi-slave-system-control.c
> +++ b/drivers/spi/spi-slave-system-control.c
> @@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ static void spi_slave_system_control_complete(void *arg)
>         case CMD_REBOOT:
>                 dev_info(&priv->spi->dev, "Rebooting system...\n");
>                 kernel_restart(NULL);
> +               break;
>
>         case CMD_POWEROFF:
>                 dev_info(&priv->spi->dev, "Powering off system...\n");

Alternatively, kernel_restart() and friends could be marked __noreturn.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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