Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH, RFC] Replace assert(0) with abort() or cpu_abort()

[Blue Swirl <blauwirbel@gmail.com>]

On 3/15/10, Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com> wrote:
> Blue Swirl <blauwirbel@gmail.com> writes:
>
>  > When building with -DNDEBUG, assert(0) will not stop execution
>  > so it must not be used for abnormal termination.
>
>
> For each case: are you sure the code does not recover after assert(0)?
>  Not saying it does, just asking whether you checked.

I had not checked but did just now,

QEMU system emulators do not handle SIGABRT. The situation is
different for user emulator, but then assert(0) and abort() would be
equally correct or incorrect.

>  > Use cpu_abort() when in CPU context, abort() otherwise.
>
>
> I sympathize with the general idea, but I don't like dead code after
>  abort().  What about cleaning that up?

Good idea, but it should be a separate patch. This patch is "safe",
whereas the cleanup patch could cause problems if it's not done
carefully.