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Date:   Fri, 13 Nov 2020 13:43:42 -0800
From:   Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>
To:     "Moore, Robert" <robert.moore@...el.com>
Cc:     "Kaneda, Erik" <erik.kaneda@...el.com>,
        "Wysocki, Rafael J" <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>,
        "Gustavo A . R . Silva" <gustavoars@...nel.org>,
        "clang-built-linux@...glegroups.com" 
        <clang-built-linux@...glegroups.com>, Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>,
        "linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org" <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>,
        "devel@...ica.org" <devel@...ica.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ACPICA: fix -Wfallthrough

On Fri, Nov 13, 2020 at 1:42 PM Moore, Robert <robert.moore@...el.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>
> Sent: Friday, November 13, 2020 1:33 PM
> To: Moore, Robert <robert.moore@...el.com>
> Cc: Kaneda, Erik <erik.kaneda@...el.com>; Wysocki, Rafael J <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>; Gustavo A . R . Silva <gustavoars@...nel.org>; clang-built-linux@...glegroups.com; Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>; linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org; devel@...ica.org; linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
> Subject: Re: [PATCH] ACPICA: fix -Wfallthrough
>
> On Fri, Nov 13, 2020 at 1:27 PM Moore, Robert <robert.moore@...el.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ndesaulniers via sendgmr
> > <ndesaulniers@...saulniers1.mtv.corp.google.com> On Behalf Of Nick
> > Desaulniers
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2020 6:12 PM
> > To: Moore, Robert <robert.moore@...el.com>; Kaneda, Erik
> > <erik.kaneda@...el.com>; Wysocki, Rafael J
> > <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>; Gustavo A . R . Silva
> > <gustavoars@...nel.org>
> > Cc: clang-built-linux@...glegroups.com; Nick Desaulniers
> > <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>; Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>;
> > linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org; devel@...ica.org;
> > linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
> > Subject: [PATCH] ACPICA: fix -Wfallthrough
> >
> > The "fallthrough" pseudo-keyword was added as a portable way to denote intentional fallthrough. This code seemed to be using a mix of fallthrough comments that GCC recognizes, and some kind of lint marker.
> > I'm guessing that linter hasn't been run in a while from the mixed use of the marker vs comments.
> >
> > /*lint -fallthrough */
> >
> > This is the lint marker
>
> Yes; but from my patch, the hunk modifying
> acpi_ex_store_object_to_node() and vsnprintf() seem to indicate that maybe the linter hasn't been run in a while.
>
> Which linter is that?  I'm curious whether I should leave those be, and whether we're going to have an issue between compilers and linters as to which line/order these would need to appear on.
>
> It's an old version of PC-Lint, which we don't use anymore.

Ah, ok, I'll remove them then.

+               ACPI_FALLTHROUGH;
                /*lint -fallthrough */

should work to support both, but I'll just remove it. V2 inbound.
Thanks for the feedback!
-- 
Thanks,
~Nick Desaulniers

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