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From: Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
To: Ajith P V <ajithpv.linux@gmail.com>
Cc: parthiban.veerasooran@microchip.com,
	christian.gromm@microchip.com, linux-staging@lists.linux.dev,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] staging: most: video: replace BUG_ON() in comp_exit
Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2026 20:47:35 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <2026042658-reword-cornbread-79a3@gregkh> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260416163334.80699-1-ajithpv.linux@gmail.com>

On Thu, Apr 16, 2026 at 04:33:34PM +0000, Ajith P V wrote:
> Replace BUG_ON() with WARN_ON() and pr_err inside comp_exit().
> 
> BUG_ON() is risky and not recommended to use in kernel.
> It should replace with proper handlers such as WARN()-family
> (see Documentation/process/deprecated.rst).
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ajith P V <ajithpv.linux@gmail.com>
> ---
>  drivers/staging/most/video/video.c | 3 ++-
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/most/video/video.c b/drivers/staging/most/video/video.c
> index 04351f8ccccf..78cbf367c308 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/most/video/video.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/most/video/video.c
> @@ -577,7 +577,8 @@ static void __exit comp_exit(void)
>  
>  	most_deregister_configfs_subsys(&comp);
>  	most_deregister_component(&comp);
> -	BUG_ON(!list_empty(&video_devices));
> +	if (WARN_ON(!list_empty(&video_devices)))
> +		pr_err("video_devices list not empty during module exit\n");
>  }
>  
>  module_init(comp_init);
> -- 
> 2.43.0
> 

This was sent before you:
	https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260412222318.65045-1-grondon@gmail.com

which fixes it properly.  Also see all the other times replacing
BUG_ON() with WARN_ON() has been rejected by me in the past, so this
wouldn't be ok either.

thanks,

greg k-h

      reply	other threads:[~2026-04-27  3:50 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 2+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-04-16 16:33 [PATCH] staging: most: video: replace BUG_ON() in comp_exit Ajith P V
2026-04-26 18:47 ` Greg KH [this message]

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