linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] asm-generic: add unlikely to default BUG

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Date:   Fri, 30 Aug 2019 22:08:49 +0200
From:   Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
To:     Denis Efremov <efremov@...ux.com>
Cc:     Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-arch <linux-arch@...r.kernel.org>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] asm-generic: add unlikely to default BUG_ON(x)

On Wed, Aug 28, 2019 at 11:09 PM Denis Efremov <efremov@...ux.com> wrote:
>
> Add unlikely to default BUG_ON(x) in !CONFIG_BUG. It makes
> the define consistent with BUG_ON(x) in CONFIG_BUG.
>
> Signed-off-by: Denis Efremov <efremov@...ux.com>
> Cc: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
> Cc: <linux-arch@...r.kernel.org>

This makes sense, I've applied it to the asm-generic tree for now.

Two concerns though:

- adding unlikely() can cause new (usually false-postive) compile time
  warnings to show up in random configurations, so we'll have to see what
  the build bots think

- Kees Cook has recently sent a series for asm/bug.h that was merged by
  Andrew Morton. If there are is a conflict with your patch, it may be better
  to merge both through the same tree, either linux-mm or asm-generic.

        Arnd