Re: [PATCH] kdb: Fix handling of kallsyms_symbol_next() return value

From: Jason Wessel
Date: Mon Mar 02 2015 - 22:28:02 EST


On 03/02/2015 08:13 AM, Daniel Thompson wrote:
> kallsyms_symbol_next() returns a boolean (true on success). Currently
> kdb_read() tests the return value with an inequality that
> unconditionally evaluates to true.
>
> This is fixed in the obvious way and, since the conditional branch is
> supposed to be unreachable, we also add a WARN_ON().
>


Thanks. Applied to kgdb-next. I'll send it along to the upstream
before the end of the v4.0 cycle, we'll see if we pickup any other
fixes along the way. :-)

Cheers,
Jason.
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