Re: [PATCH v3 1/3] MIPS: Remove noreturn attribute for nmi_exception_handler()

[Tiezhu Yang]

On 08/18/2023 10:39 AM, Maciej W. Rozycki wrote:
> On Mon, 14 Aug 2023, Tiezhu Yang wrote:
>
> > In the later patch, we will remove noreturn attribute for die(), in order
> > to make each patch can be built without errors and warnings, just remove
> > noreturn attribute for nmi_exception_handler() earlier because it calls
> > die(), otherwise there exists the following build error after the later
> > patch:
>
>  I find the wording a bit odd here, but you'll have to rewrite the change
> description for the update requested below, so let's defer any style fixes
> to v4.
>
> >   arch/mips/kernel/traps.c:2001:1: error: 'noreturn' function does return [-Werror]
>
>  Now that I've looked into it in detail, this change is incomplete and
> will make the kernel go astray if `nmi_exception_handler' actually ever
> does return.  See code in arch/mips/kernel/genex.S, which calls this
> function and doesn't expect it to return.  It has to be fixed before 2/3
> can be considered.  I wonder how you didn't catch it: you did check how
> this code is used, didn't you?

I think the proper way is to keep the noreturn attribute for
nmi_exception_handler(), and add a noreturn function BUG() at
the end of nmi_exception_handler() to make sure it does not
return.

>  Before submitting an updated version can you actually arrange for the
> NOTIFY_STOP condition to happen in your lab and verify it is handled as
> expected?  And what was the motivation for this code update, just a
> hypothetical scenario?

Yes, just a hypothetical scenario.

Thanks,
Tiezhu