Re: [PATCH] cfq-iosched: Fix a gcc 4.5 warning and put some comments

[Jens Axboe <jaxboe@fusionio.com>]

On 2010-10-21 20:24, Vivek Goyal wrote:
> - Andi encountedred following warning with gcc 4.5
> 
>   linux/block/cfq-iosched.c: In function ‘cfq_dispatch_requests’:
>   linux/block/cfq-iosched.c:2156:3: warning: array subscript is above array
>   bounds
> 
> - Warning happens due to following code.
> 
>   slice = group_slice * count /
> 		max_t(unsigned, cfqg->busy_queues_avg[cfqd->serving_prio],
> 		cfq_group_busy_queues_wl(cfqd->serving_prio, cfqd, cfqg));
> 
>   gcc is complaining about cfqg->busy_queues_avg[] being indexed by CFQ
>   prio classes (RT, BE and IDLE) while the array size is only 2.
> 
> - At run time, we never access cfqg->busy_queues_avg[IDLE] and return from
>   function before this code hits.
> 
> - To fix warning increase the array size though it will remain unused. This
>   patch also puts some comments to clarify some of the confusions.
> 
> - I have taken Jens's patch and modified it a bit.
> 
> - Compile tested with gcc 4.4 and boot tested. I don't have gcc 4.5
>   running, Andi can you please test it with gcc 4.5 to make sure it
>   worked.
> 
> Reported-by: Andi Kleen <ak@linux.intel.com>
> Signed-off-by: Vivek Goyal <vgoyal@redhat.com>
> Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>

Thanks, I'll put this one in. BTW, you can't just add a signed-off-by
from me (or anyone else, for that matter), they have to be provided
explicitly by each individual.

-- 
Jens Axboe