linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86: Use fallthrough pseudo-keyword

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Message-ID: <20200817143940.GJ549@zn.tnic>
Date:   Mon, 17 Aug 2020 16:39:40 +0200
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Cc:     "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <gustavoars@...nel.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, x86@...nel.org,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>,
        "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <kernel.org@...eddedor>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86: Use fallthrough pseudo-keyword

On Mon, Aug 17, 2020 at 07:23:05AM -0700, Joe Perches wrote:
> > What's the logic for those two to not get a fallthrough; marker?
>
> consecutive case labels do not need one.

Because?

Also, this along with the reason why needs to be documented here too:

https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/deprecated.html#implicit-switch-case-fall-through

Thx.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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