Re: [PATCH] ALSA: have snd_BUG_ON() always refer to arguments

From: Mike Frysinger
Date: Fri Nov 07 2008 - 02:14:23 EST


On Fri, Nov 7, 2008 at 01:22, Takashi Iwai wrote:
> At Thu, 6 Nov 2008 21:05:21 -0500,
> Mike Frysinger wrote:
>> The snd_BUG_ON() macro should always expand its argument even if we're
>> forcing it to false. This kills off unused warnings that did not exist
>> before the snd_assert() -> snd_BUG_ON() conversion.
>
> Andrew already change this differently. Check with the latest version.

what are you defining as "latest version" ? i'm looking in torvalds
linux-2.6.git.

> And which warning did you get actually?

a few codecs define local vars which only get used in snd_BUG_ON() ...
so if snd_BUG_ON() doesnt utilize cond, gcc whines that the var is
unused.
-mike
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