This ensures that BUG() always has a definition that causes a trap (via an undefined instruction), and that the compiler still recognizes the code following BUG() as unreachable, avoiding warnings that would otherwise appear (such as on non-void functions that don't return a value after BUG()).
In addition to saving a few bytes over the generic infinite-loop implementation, this implementation traps rather than looping, which potentially allows for better error-recovery behavior (such as by rebooting). Reported-by: Arnd Bergmann <a...@arndb.de> Signed-off-by: Josh Triplett <j...@joshtriplett.org> --- v3: New patch for x86-optimized implementation of a simple bug for !CONFIG_BUG, based on Arnd Bergmann's proposal. arch/x86/include/asm/bug.h | 3 --- 1 file changed, 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/bug.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/bug.h index 2f03ff0..ba38ebb 100644 --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/bug.h +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/bug.h @@ -1,7 +1,6 @@ #ifndef _ASM_X86_BUG_H #define _ASM_X86_BUG_H -#ifdef CONFIG_BUG #define HAVE_ARCH_BUG #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_BUGVERBOSE @@ -33,8 +32,6 @@ do { \ } while (0) #endif -#endif /* !CONFIG_BUG */ - #include <asm-generic/bug.h> #endif /* _ASM_X86_BUG_H */ -- 1.9.0 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/