Re: [PATCH] bug.h: Work around GCC PR82365 in BUG()

Geert Uytterhoeven
2017-12-19T11:49:25Z

Hi Arnd,

On Tue, Dec 19, 2017 at 12:39 PM, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de> wrote:
> The name barrier_before_unreachable() is a bit suboptimal here,
> as it fails to describe the fact that it is needed for both
> __builtin_unreachable() and for calling noreturn functions. Any other
> suggestions would be welcome here.

/me joins bikeshedding...

barrier_before_noreturn()?
barrier_before_dead_end()?

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

Geert

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