linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V6 9/9] virtio: use WARN_ON() to warning illegal status value

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Date:   Fri, 27 May 2022 15:49:37 +0800
From:   Xuan Zhuo <xuanzhuo@...ux.alibaba.com>
To:     Jason Wang <jasowang@...hat.com>
Cc:     tglx@...utronix.de, peterz@...radead.org, paulmck@...nel.org,
        maz@...nel.org, pasic@...ux.ibm.com, cohuck@...hat.com,
        eperezma@...hat.com, lulu@...hat.com, sgarzare@...hat.com,
        Vineeth Vijayan <vneethv@...ux.ibm.com>,
        Peter Oberparleiter <oberpar@...ux.ibm.com>,
        linux-s390@...r.kernel.org, mst@...hat.com, jasowang@...hat.com,
        virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH V6 9/9] virtio: use WARN_ON() to warning illegal status value

On Fri, 27 May 2022 14:01:20 +0800, Jason Wang <jasowang@...hat.com> wrote:
> We used to use BUG_ON() in virtio_device_ready() to detect illegal
> status value, this seems sub-optimal since the value is under the
> control of the device. Switch to use WARN_ON() instead.
>
> Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
> Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
> Cc: "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...nel.org>
> Cc: Marc Zyngier <maz@...nel.org>
> Cc: Halil Pasic <pasic@...ux.ibm.com>
> Cc: Cornelia Huck <cohuck@...hat.com>
> Cc: Vineeth Vijayan <vneethv@...ux.ibm.com>
> Cc: Peter Oberparleiter <oberpar@...ux.ibm.com>
> Cc: linux-s390@...r.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Jason Wang <jasowang@...hat.com>

Reviewed-by: Xuan Zhuo <xuanzhuo@...ux.alibaba.com>

> ---
>  include/linux/virtio_config.h | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/include/linux/virtio_config.h b/include/linux/virtio_config.h
> index d4edfd7d91bb..9a36051ceb76 100644
> --- a/include/linux/virtio_config.h
> +++ b/include/linux/virtio_config.h
> @@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ void virtio_device_ready(struct virtio_device *dev)
>  {
>  	unsigned status = dev->config->get_status(dev);
>
> -	BUG_ON(status & VIRTIO_CONFIG_S_DRIVER_OK);
> +	WARN_ON(status & VIRTIO_CONFIG_S_DRIVER_OK);
>
>  	/*
>  	 * The virtio_synchronize_cbs() makes sure vring_interrupt()
> --
> 2.25.1
>