Re: [PATCH] kunit: Move kunit_abort() call out of kunit_do_failed_assertion()

[Dan Carpenter]

On Wed, May 31, 2023 at 01:21:57PM +0800, David Gow wrote:
> KUnit aborts the current thread when an assertion fails. Currently, this
> is done conditionally as part of the kunit_do_failed_assertion()
> function, but this hides the kunit_abort() call from the compiler
> (particularly if it's in another module). This, in turn, can lead to
> both suboptimal code generation (the compiler can't know if
> kunit_do_failed_assertion() will return), and to static analysis tools
> like smatch giving false positives.
> 
> Moving the kunit_abort() call into the macro should give the compiler
> and tools a better chance at understanding what's going on. Doing so
> requires exporting kunit_abort(), though it's recommended to continue to
> use assertions in lieu of aborting directly.
> 
> In addition, kunit_abort() and kunit_do_failed_assertion() are renamed
> to make it clear they they're intended for internal KUnit use, to:
> __kunit_do_failed_assertion() and __kunit_abort()
> 
> Suggested-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: David Gow <davidgow@xxxxxxxxxx>

Fantastic!  Thanks so much!

regards,
dan carpenter