Re: [PATCH] vmxnet3: convert BUG_ON(true) into a simple BUG()

[Ryan Mallon]

On 09/11/12 07:23, Sasha Levin wrote:
> Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sasha.levin@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_drv.c |    2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_drv.c b/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_drv.c
> index 0ae1bcc..7e9622f 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_drv.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_drv.c
> @@ -1922,7 +1922,7 @@ vmxnet3_free_irqs(struct vmxnet3_adapter *adapter)
>  		free_irq(adapter->pdev->irq, adapter->netdev);
>  		break;
>  	default:
> -		BUG_ON(true);
> +		BUG();
>  	}
>  }

All of the BUG_ON tests in this function look like programming error
assertions. It looks like the worst that would happen is that some irqs
might not be properly released, not the sort of thing that is going to
make the system unstable if you don't bug.

Can't they just be replaced with (for example):

	if (WARN_ON(blah))
		return;

Or even just:

	netdev_err(adapter->netdev, "bad irq type %d for free\n",
			intr->type);

~Ryan

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