Re: [PATCH 02/10] x86: Convert BUG() to use unreachable()

[H. Peter Anvin]

On 09/11/2009 08:55 AM, David Daney wrote:
> 
> Perhaps, although with a pre-GCC-4.5 compiler, it would end up adding
> the endless loop code to BUG() sites for configurations where the user
> has explicitly stated their preference for the code to be as small as
> possible (by turning off CONFIG_BUG).
> 
> If that is acceptable, I will prepare another revision of the patch set.
> 

The thing is that without the loop, the compiler will generate the
fall-through case code, which may add more code than the loop removes.

	-hpa

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H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
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