Re: [PATCH]: 2.5.1pre9 change several if (x) BUG to BUG_ON(x)

Momchil Velikov (velco@fadata.bg)
06 Jan 2002 16:48:46 +0200


>>>>> "Alan" == Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> writes:

>> Yes, only that, even a trained monkey is able to make this patch, but i think
>> is a good way to make people confortable with BUG_ON

Alan> Your patch looks wrong (ook ook! 8)) - if you build without BUG enabled you
Alan> don't make various function calls with your change. BUG_ON has the C nasty
Alan> assert() does that makes it a horrible horrible idea and its unfortunate
Alan> it got put in.

Alan> BUG_ON(function(x,y))

#ifdef DEBUG
#define BUG_ON(x) if (x) BUG()
#else
#define BUG_ON(x) (void)(x)
#endif
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