Re: [PATCH] MIPS: op_model_mipsxx: Fix non-executable code bug

From: Thomas Bogendoerfer
Date: Fri Aug 21 2020 - 03:50:15 EST


On Tue, Aug 18, 2020 at 11:58:13PM -0500, Gustavo A. R. Silva wrote:
> The fallthrough pseudo-keyword is being wrongly used and is causing
> the non-executable code error below:
>
> arch/mips/oprofile/op_model_mipsxx.c: In function ‘mipsxx_perfcount_handler’:
> ./include/linux/compiler_attributes.h:214:41: warning: statement will never be executed [-Wswitch-unreachable]
> # define fallthrough __attribute__((__fallthrough__))
> ^
> arch/mips/oprofile/op_model_mipsxx.c:248:2: note: in expansion of macro ‘fallthrough’
> fallthrough; \
> ^~~~~~~~~~~
> arch/mips/oprofile/op_model_mipsxx.c:258:2: note: in expansion of macro ‘HANDLE_COUNTER’
> HANDLE_COUNTER(3)
> ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> Fix this by placing the fallthrough macro at the proper place.
>
> Fixes: c9b029903466 ("MIPS: Use fallthrough for arch/mips")
> Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Signed-off-by: Gustavo A. R. Silva <gustavoars@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> arch/mips/oprofile/op_model_mipsxx.c | 4 ++--
> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

applied to mips-fixes.

Thomas.

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