Re: [PATCH 01/39] docs/spin: replace assert(0) with g_assert_not_reached()

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On Wed, Sep 11, 2024 at 07:33:59AM GMT, Eric Blake wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 10, 2024 at 03:15:28PM GMT, Pierrick Bouvier wrote:
> > Signed-off-by: Pierrick Bouvier <pierrick.bouvier@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> 
> A general suggestion for the entire series: please use a commit
> message that explains why this is a good idea.  Even something as
> boiler-plate as "refer to commit XXX for rationale" that can be
> copy-pasted into all the other commits is better than nothing,
> although a self-contained message is best.  Maybe:
> 
> This patch is part of a series that moves towards a consistent use of
> g_assert_not_reached() rather than an ad hoc mix of different
> assertion mechanisms.

Or summarize your cover letter:

Use of assert(false) can trip spurious control flow warnings from some
versions of gcc:
https://lore.kernel.org/qemu-devel/54bb02a6-1b12-460a-97f6-3f478ef766c6@xxxxxxxxxx/
Solve that by unifying the code base on g_assert_not_reached()
instead.

-- 
Eric Blake, Principal Software Engineer
Red Hat, Inc.
Virtualization:  qemu.org | libguestfs.org





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