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vga: squash build error in vga_update_memory_access()

Message ID 4E54F5E9.1020104@siemens.com
State New
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Jan Kiszka Aug. 24, 2011, 1 p.m. UTC
On 2011-08-24 14:58, Avi Kivity wrote:
> On 08/24/2011 03:46 PM, Jan Kiszka wrote:
>>>  +++ b/hw/vga.c
>>>  @@ -179,6 +179,8 @@ static void vga_update_memory_access(VGACommonState *s)
>>>               base = 0xb8000;
>>>               size = 0x8000;
>>>               break;
>>>  +        default:
>>>  +            abort();
>>>           }
>>>           region = g_malloc(sizeof(*region));
>>>           memory_region_init_alias(region, "vga.chain4",&s->vram, offset, size);
>>
>> ...or just make the last case default?
>>
> 
> No reason to make the code unobvious in this path, IMO.  Eventually gcc 
> will be able to drop the 4/5 bytes this patch adds to the object code.


...is fairly common and well readable IMHO.

Jan

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Avi Kivity Aug. 24, 2011, 1:07 p.m. UTC | #1
On 08/24/2011 04:00 PM, Jan Kiszka wrote:
> On 2011-08-24 14:58, Avi Kivity wrote:
> >  On 08/24/2011 03:46 PM, Jan Kiszka wrote:
> >>>   +++ b/hw/vga.c
> >>>   @@ -179,6 +179,8 @@ static void vga_update_memory_access(VGACommonState *s)
> >>>                base = 0xb8000;
> >>>                size = 0x8000;
> >>>                break;
> >>>   +        default:
> >>>   +            abort();
> >>>            }
> >>>            region = g_malloc(sizeof(*region));
> >>>            memory_region_init_alias(region, "vga.chain4",&s->vram, offset, size);
> >>
> >>  ...or just make the last case default?
> >>
> >
> >  No reason to make the code unobvious in this path, IMO.  Eventually gcc
> >  will be able to drop the 4/5 bytes this patch adds to the object code.
>
> diff --git a/hw/vga.c b/hw/vga.c
> index 851fd68..125fb29 100644
> --- a/hw/vga.c
> +++ b/hw/vga.c
> @@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ static void vga_update_memory_access(VGACommonState *s)
>               size = 0x8000;
>               break;
>           case 3:
> +        default:
>               base = 0xb8000;
>               size = 0x8000;
>               break;
>
> ...is fairly common and well readable IMHO.
>
>

Let's let the maintainers pick the one they like.
Anthony Liguori Aug. 24, 2011, 9 p.m. UTC | #2
On 08/24/2011 08:00 AM, Jan Kiszka wrote:
> On 2011-08-24 14:58, Avi Kivity wrote:
>> On 08/24/2011 03:46 PM, Jan Kiszka wrote:
>>>>   +++ b/hw/vga.c
>>>>   @@ -179,6 +179,8 @@ static void vga_update_memory_access(VGACommonState *s)
>>>>                base = 0xb8000;
>>>>                size = 0x8000;
>>>>                break;
>>>>   +        default:
>>>>   +            abort();
>>>>            }
>>>>            region = g_malloc(sizeof(*region));
>>>>            memory_region_init_alias(region, "vga.chain4",&s->vram, offset, size);
>>>
>>> ...or just make the last case default?
>>>
>>
>> No reason to make the code unobvious in this path, IMO.  Eventually gcc
>> will be able to drop the 4/5 bytes this patch adds to the object code.
>
> diff --git a/hw/vga.c b/hw/vga.c
> index 851fd68..125fb29 100644
> --- a/hw/vga.c
> +++ b/hw/vga.c
> @@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ static void vga_update_memory_access(VGACommonState *s)
>               size = 0x8000;
>               break;
>           case 3:
> +        default:
>               base = 0xb8000;
>               size = 0x8000;
>               break;
>
> ...is fairly common and well readable IMHO.

And is less likely to be considered by someone to be a guest triggerable 
abort().

Can you send the patch as a top-level one with a Signed-off-by?

Regards,

Anthony Liguori

>
> Jan
>
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diff --git a/hw/vga.c b/hw/vga.c
index 851fd68..125fb29 100644
--- a/hw/vga.c
+++ b/hw/vga.c
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@  static void vga_update_memory_access(VGACommonState *s)
             size = 0x8000;
             break;
         case 3:
+        default:
             base = 0xb8000;
             size = 0x8000;
             break;