Re: [PATCH 07/10] net: fix returning void-valued expressionwarnings

From: Harvey Harrison
Date: Wed Apr 30 2008 - 18:19:58 EST


On Wed, 2008-04-30 at 15:08 -0700, David Miller wrote:
> From: Harvey Harrison <harvey.harrison@xxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:03:43 -0700
>
> > drivers/net/8390.c:37:2: warning: returning void-valued expression
> > drivers/net/bnx2.c:1635:3: warning: returning void-valued expression
> > drivers/net/xen-netfront.c:1806:2: warning: returning void-valued expression
> > net/ipv4/tcp_hybla.c:105:3: warning: returning void-valued expression
> > net/ipv4/tcp_vegas.c:171:3: warning: returning void-valued expression
> > net/ipv4/tcp_veno.c:123:3: warning: returning void-valued expression
> > net/sysctl_net.c:85:2: warning: returning void-valued expression
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Harvey Harrison <harvey.harrison@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> I wish this weren't marked with a warning, what spits this out,
> sparse?

Yes, sparse warning.

>
> I know the kernel is written in C and not C++, but even Stroustrup
> mentions this case explicitly in his book:
>
> A void function cannot return a value. However, a call of a
> void function doesn't yield a value, so a void function can
> use a call of a void function as the expression in a return
> statement.
>
> And I see no reason why there's anything wrong with this construct.

Well, in an X86_32 allyesconfig, this only trips 32 times...so it's not
exactly common. I agree that there is nothing _wrong_ with this, I'll
just add Linus and see if we can just call it codingstyle ;)

This is just a _trivial_ way to make the sparse output easier for people
to use day-to-day for the kernel. There's lots more to do, but this set
removes all remaining integer as NUll/ returning void-value/ single bit
signed bitfield warnings.

Cheers,

Harvey

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