Re: RFC arch/sh/kernel/traps_64.c - unclear if/else construct (hpux compat layer)

[Helge Deller <deller@gmx.de>]

Hello Nicholas,

On 03.02.2015 10:37, Nicholas Mc Guire wrote:
>   scanning for  if STATEMENT else STATEMENT  triggered here - and it does look
> like it needs a fix-up or at least some comments.
>
> <snip?
> int hpux_sysfs(int opcode, unsigned long arg1, unsigned long arg2)
> {
> 	 int fstype;
> 	 ...
> 		  /* String could be altered by userspace after strlen_user() */
> 		  fsname[len - 1] = '\0';
>
> 		  printk(KERN_DEBUG "that is '%s' as (char *)\n", fsname);
> 		  if ( !strcmp(fsname, "hfs") ) {
> 			   fstype = 0;
> 		  } else {
> 			   fstype = 0;
> 		  }
> 		
> 		  kfree(fsname);
>
> 		  printk(KERN_DEBUG "returning fstype=%d\n", fstype);
> 		  return fstype; /* something other than default */
> <snip>
>
>   The if-else here has no effect and the printk will not convey any information
> as its always fstype==0, finally the return statement comment indicates that it
> should not be the default...
>
>   Can't come up with a reasonable cleanup patch here - but this looks like it
> needs a review.

The hpux code is broken anyway.
I'm going to remove it from the tree.

Thanks!

Helge