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SubjectRe: [PATCH] (2.5.66-mm2) War on warnings
>> drivers/base/node.c: In function `register_node_type':
>> drivers/base/node.c:96: warning: suggest parentheses around assignment used as truth value
>> drivers/base/memblk.c: In function `register_memblk_type':
>> drivers/base/memblk.c:54: warning: suggest parentheses around assignment used as truth value
>>
>> Bah.
>>
>> --- linux-2.5.66-mm2/drivers/base/node.c 2003-04-01 06:40:02.000000000 -0800
>> +++ 2.5.66-mm2/drivers/base/node.c 2003-04-01 06:37:32.000000000 -0800
>> @@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ int __init register_node_type(void)
>> {
>> int error;
>> if (!(error = devclass_register(&node_devclass)))
>> - if (error = driver_register(&node_driver))
>> + if ((error = driver_register(&node_driver)))
>> devclass_unregister(&node_devclass);
>
> Personally, I feel statements like these are prone to continual error
> and confusion. I would prefer to break each test like this out into
> separate assignment and test statements. Combining them decreases
> readability, while saving a paltry few extra bytes of source code.
>
> Sure, the gcc warning is silly, but the code is a bit obtuse too.

True, I agree with this in general, and I think Andrew does too, from
previous comments. I was just being lazy ;-) More appropriate patch below.
Compile tested, but not run.

M.

diff -urpN -X /home/fletch/.diff.exclude mm2/drivers/base/memblk.c mm2-warnfix/drivers/base/memblk.c
--- mm2/drivers/base/memblk.c Tue Apr 1 08:05:55 2003
+++ mm2-warnfix/drivers/base/memblk.c Tue Apr 1 08:08:36 2003
@@ -50,9 +50,13 @@ int __init register_memblk(struct memblk
int __init register_memblk_type(void)
{
int error;
- if (!(error = devclass_register(&memblk_devclass)))
- if (error = driver_register(&memblk_driver))
+
+ error = devclass_register(&memblk_devclass);
+ if (!error) {
+ error = driver_register(&memblk_driver);
+ if (error)
devclass_unregister(&memblk_devclass);
+ }
return error;
}
postcore_initcall(register_memblk_type);
diff -urpN -X /home/fletch/.diff.exclude mm2/drivers/base/node.c mm2-warnfix/drivers/base/node.c
--- mm2/drivers/base/node.c Tue Apr 1 08:05:55 2003
+++ mm2-warnfix/drivers/base/node.c Tue Apr 1 08:07:36 2003
@@ -92,9 +92,13 @@ int __init register_node(struct node *no
int __init register_node_type(void)
{
int error;
- if (!(error = devclass_register(&node_devclass)))
- if (error = driver_register(&node_driver))
+
+ error = devclass_register(&node_devclass);
+ if (!error) {
+ error = driver_register(&node_driver);
+ if (error)
devclass_unregister(&node_devclass);
+ }
return error;
}
postcore_initcall(register_node_type);
-
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