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From: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@mandrakesoft.com>
To: Rich Baum <richbaum@acm.org>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, torvalds@transmeta.com,
	Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] 2.4.5pre3 warning fixes
Date: Thu, 17 May 2001 15:48:23 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <3B042B07.25F65905@mandrakesoft.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <7C4D2505D3F@coral.indstate.edu>

Rich Baum wrote:
> @@ -1543,6 +1543,7 @@
>           EXCEPTION(EX_INTERNAL | 0x116);
>           return;
>  #endif /* PARANOID */
> +         ;
>         }
>      }
>    else if ( (st0_tag == TAG_Valid) || (st0_tag == TW_Denormal) )
> @@ -437,7 +437,7 @@
>         /* XXX shouldn't we *start* by deregistering the device? */
>         atm_dev_deregister(fore200e->atm_dev);
> 
> -    case FORE200E_STATE_BLANK:
> +    case FORE200E_STATE_BLANK:;
>         /* nothing to do for that state */
>      }
>  }
> @@ -556,7 +556,7 @@
>                 }
>                 break;
>  #endif
> -       default:
> +       default:;
>                 /* nothing */
>         }
> 

IMHO the ":;" form is really easy to miss or mistake.

Can't you put a "break;" after the "nothing" comment instead?  The
compiled code is not bigger, and while the source gets a bit bigger, I
think the extra "break;" helps maintenance in the long term.

	Jeff


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  parent reply	other threads:[~2001-05-17 19:48 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2001-05-17 19:33 [PATCH] 2.4.5pre3 warning fixes Rich Baum
2001-05-17 19:40 ` Alan Cox
2001-05-17 19:48 ` Jeff Garzik [this message]
2001-05-17 20:01 ` Mohammad A. Haque
2001-05-17 21:12 ` [PATCH] 2.4.5pre3 warning fixes -- fixed Rich Baum
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2001-05-17 19:49 [PATCH] 2.4.5pre3 warning fixes Bingner Sam J. Contractor RSIS
2001-05-17 21:21 ` Alan Cox
2001-05-18  4:44 ` Albert D. Cahalan

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