[PATCH] kgdb: remove unreachable return in kgdb_reenter_check()

From: Naveen Kumar Chaudhary

Date: Tue Jun 16 2026 - 12:51:20 EST


Remove the dead 'return 1' after panic() in kgdb_reenter_check().
panic() is marked __noreturn so the subsequent return statement can
never execute.

Signed-off-by: Naveen Kumar Chaudhary <naveen.osdev@xxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/debug/debug_core.c | 2 --
1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/debug/debug_core.c b/kernel/debug/debug_core.c
index b276504c1c6b..1c9bc705c32c 100644
--- a/kernel/debug/debug_core.c
+++ b/kernel/debug/debug_core.c
@@ -555,8 +555,6 @@ static int kgdb_reenter_check(struct kgdb_state *ks)
#endif
dump_stack();
panic("Recursive entry to debugger");
-
- return 1;
}
NOKPROBE_SYMBOL(kgdb_reenter_check);

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2.43.0