From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.8 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIMWL_WL_HIGH, DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID,HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI, SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 35887C5519F for ; Sun, 22 Nov 2020 22:11:55 +0000 (UTC) Received: from merlin.infradead.org (merlin.infradead.org [205.233.59.134]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id E30D720757 for ; Sun, 22 Nov 2020 22:11:54 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=lists.infradead.org header.i=@lists.infradead.org header.b="CZnF7Scv" DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.3.2 mail.kernel.org E30D720757 Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; dmarc=none (p=none dis=none) header.from=ravnborg.org Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; spf=none smtp.mailfrom=linux-mtd-bounces+linux-mtd=archiver.kernel.org@lists.infradead.org DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=lists.infradead.org; s=merlin.20170209; h=Sender:Content-Transfer-Encoding: Content-Type:Cc:List-Subscribe:List-Help:List-Post:List-Archive: List-Unsubscribe:List-Id:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:References:Message-ID: Subject:To:From:Date:Reply-To:Content-ID:Content-Description:Resent-Date: Resent-From:Resent-Sender:Resent-To:Resent-Cc:Resent-Message-ID:List-Owner; bh=pPV4dBijKPXBgYkcnIvC91RFbh1RX65a2G9sJ2/QmH0=; b=CZnF7Scv6KbK9EdwJdcT7FEGh QIsha2flTACAbW03Fmc7YOnfF3UpQUPiywHKjG/sYkcL3dyPU1mp5ZB0MfNjMlcfl7DPCwDL8ucUk p0lkjNJmFazMBdtkJ1ISkQh5NFRv+MOPCkrkeiyJD8CMj352alTWIdFW4fNflDrS8+THKDnDKD5fM 1XiX6BrA8TkijCffDKD5TnxXTSyi6UvZfgO2uHDAvmtZRpI0Lvhu5xKMkbZL5j7Ps0fFIGaP1SlDz roltLVwPG0LJ4ppkH4yl4SNNYZCaSgt6mrUi8dH3diC7kYeb/kcPrTocsWDsloFNF7sO5T19paCiy ZfV1QsvYw==; Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=merlin.infradead.org) by merlin.infradead.org with esmtp (Exim 4.92.3 #3 (Red Hat Linux)) id 1kgxZP-0000IV-9J; Sun, 22 Nov 2020 22:10:55 +0000 Received: from asavdk4.altibox.net ([109.247.116.15]) by merlin.infradead.org with esmtps (Exim 4.92.3 #3 (Red Hat Linux)) id 1kgxZK-0000HQ-Gf; Sun, 22 Nov 2020 22:10:51 +0000 Received: from ravnborg.org (unknown [188.228.123.71]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by asavdk4.altibox.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 2C52280567; Sun, 22 Nov 2020 23:10:42 +0100 (CET) Date: Sun, 22 Nov 2020 23:10:40 +0100 From: Sam Ravnborg To: James Bottomley Subject: Re: [PATCH 000/141] Fix fall-through warnings for Clang Message-ID: <20201122221040.GD566387@ravnborg.org> References: <20201120105344.4345c14e@kicinski-fedora-pc1c0hjn.dhcp.thefacebook.com> <202011201129.B13FDB3C@keescook> <20201120115142.292999b2@kicinski-fedora-pc1c0hjn.dhcp.thefacebook.com> <202011220816.8B6591A@keescook> <9b57fd4914b46f38d54087d75e072d6e947cb56d.camel@HansenPartnership.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <9b57fd4914b46f38d54087d75e072d6e947cb56d.camel@HansenPartnership.com> X-CMAE-Score: 0 X-CMAE-Analysis: v=2.3 cv=VafZwmh9 c=1 sm=1 tr=0 a=S6zTFyMACwkrwXSdXUNehg==:117 a=S6zTFyMACwkrwXSdXUNehg==:17 a=kj9zAlcOel0A:10 a=VwQbUJbxAAAA:8 a=pGLkceISAAAA:8 a=7T594MSkF3521FIrX4wA:9 a=CjuIK1q_8ugA:10 a=AjGcO6oz07-iQ99wixmX:22 X-CRM114-Version: 20100106-BlameMichelson ( TRE 0.8.0 (BSD) ) MR-646709E3 X-CRM114-CacheID: sfid-20201122_171050_791071_50E33D51 X-CRM114-Status: GOOD ( 15.92 ) X-BeenThere: linux-mtd@lists.infradead.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Linux MTD discussion mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: alsa-devel@alsa-project.org, bridge@lists.linux-foundation.org, linux-iio@vger.kernel.org, linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, linux-fbdev@vger.kernel.org, dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org, virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org, linux-ide@vger.kernel.org, dm-devel@redhat.com, keyrings@vger.kernel.org, linux-mtd@lists.infradead.org, GR-everest-linux-l2@marvell.com, wcn36xx@lists.infradead.org, linux-i3c@lists.infradead.org, linux1394-devel@lists.sourceforge.net, linux-afs@lists.infradead.org, drbd-dev@lists.linbit.com, devel@driverdev.osuosl.org, linux-cifs@vger.kernel.org, rds-devel@oss.oracle.com, linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org, linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org, linux-rdma@vger.kernel.org, oss-drivers@netronome.com, linux-atm-general@lists.sourceforge.net, ceph-devel@vger.kernel.org, amd-gfx@lists.freedesktop.org, linux-stm32@st-md-mailman.stormreply.com, cluster-devel@redhat.com, usb-storage@lists.one-eyed-alien.net, linux-mmc@vger.kernel.org, coreteam@netfilter.org, intel-wired-lan@lists.osuosl.org, "Gustavo A. R. Silva" , linux-input@vger.kernel.org, Miguel Ojeda , Jakub Kicinski , linux-ext4@vger.kernel.org, netfilter-devel@vger.kernel.org, linux-media@vger.kernel.org, Kees Cook , selinux@vger.kernel.org, linux-arm-msm@vger.kernel.org, intel-gfx@lists.freedesktop.org, linux-sctp@vger.kernel.org, reiserfs-devel@vger.kernel.org, linux-geode@lists.infradead.org, linux-block@vger.kernel.org, linux-gpio@vger.kernel.org, op-tee@lists.trustedfirmware.org, linux-mediatek@lists.infradead.org, xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org, nouveau@lists.freedesktop.org, linux-hams@vger.kernel.org, Nathan Chancellor , linux-can@vger.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org, linux-hwmon@vger.kernel.org, Nick Desaulniers , linux-watchdog@vger.kernel.org, GR-Linux-NIC-Dev@marvell.com, linux-mm@kvack.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org, linux-decnet-user@lists.sourceforge.net, samba-technical@lists.samba.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-renesas-soc@vger.kernel.org, linux-security-module@vger.kernel.org, target-devel@vger.kernel.org, tipc-discussion@lists.sourceforge.net, linux-crypto@vger.kernel.org, patches@opensource.cirrus.com, Joe Perches , linux-integrity@vger.kernel.org, linux-hardening@vger.kernel.org, linux-nfs@vger.kernel.org, x86@kernel.org, linux-usb@vger.kernel.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: "linux-mtd" Errors-To: linux-mtd-bounces+linux-mtd=archiver.kernel.org@lists.infradead.org Hi James. > > > If none of the 140 patches here fix a real bug, and there is no > > > change to machine code then it sounds to me like a W=2 kind of a > > > warning. > > > > FWIW, this series has found at least one bug so far: > > https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CAFCwf11izHF=g1mGry1fE5kvFFFrxzhPSM6qKAO8gxSp=Kr_CQ@mail.gmail.com/ > > > Well, it's a problem in an error leg, sure, but it's not a really > compelling reason for a 141 patch series, is it? All that fixing this > error will do is get the driver to print "oh dear there's a problem" > under four more conditions than it previously did. You are asking the wrong question here. Yuo should ask how many hours could have been saved by all the bugs people have been fighting with and then fixed *before* the code hit the kernel at all. My personal experience is that I, more than once, have had errors related to a missing break in my code. So this warnings is IMO a win. And if we are only ~100 patches to have it globally enabled then it is a no-brainer in my book. Sam ______________________________________________________ Linux MTD discussion mailing list http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-mtd/