Re: [PATCH 2/2] mdadm.c: fix compile error "switch condition has boolean value"

[NeilBrown]

On Thu, Mar 30 2017, jes.sorensen@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Gioh Kim <gi-oh.kim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>> Remove a boolean expression in switch condition
>> to prevent compile error of some compilers.
>
> Please be specific, which compile is unable to handle this?
>
>> Signed-off-by: Gioh Kim <gi-oh.kim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> ---
>>  mdadm.c | 6 +++---
>>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/mdadm.c b/mdadm.c
>> index 08ddcab..a98a051 100644
>> --- a/mdadm.c
>> +++ b/mdadm.c
>> @@ -1905,11 +1905,11 @@ static int misc_list(struct mddev_dev *devlist,
>>  			rv |= SetAction(dv->devname, c->action);
>>  			continue;
>>  		}
>> -		switch(dv->devname[0] == '/') {
>> -			case 0:
>> +		switch(dv->devname[0]) {
>> +			default:
>>  				mdfd = open_dev(dv->devname);
>>  				if (mdfd >= 0) break;
>> -			case 1:
>> +			case '/':
>>  				mdfd = open_mddev(dv->devname, 1);  
>>  		}
>>  		if (mdfd>=0) {
>
> While I agree the original code is ugly, I am not convinced your
> replacement is a lot prettier.
>

Maybe

		if (dv->devname[0] == '/' ||
		    (mdfd = open_dev(dv->devname)) < 0)
				mdfd = open_mddev(dv->devname, 1);

??
NeilBrown

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