Re: [PATCH -next] acpi utmisc: use WARN_ON() instead of warn_on_slowpath()

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On Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:50:04 +0200
Andi Kleen <andi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Randy Dunlap wrote:
> > From: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > 
> > utmisc.c needs to include asm-generic/bug.h for warn()/WARN() functions,
> > but it should use WARN_ON() instead of warn_on_slowpath() since
> > arches can provide their own implementation of WARN_ON(), which does
> > not have to use/provide/implement warn_on_slowpath() at all.
> > Just use the front door (WARN_ON).
> > 
> > linux-next-20080702/drivers/acpi/utilities/utmisc.c:1027: error: implicit declaration of function 'warn_on_slowpath'
> 
> On what architecture did you see that?

Doesn't matter.

x86, I expect.  warn_on_slowpath() isn't implemented if CONFIG_BUG=n. 
warn_on_slowpath() is an internal implementation detail of the generic
version of the WARN facility.  No other code has any business using it.

> It might be be better to just provide it on all architectures supported
> by ACPI (x86, ia64). I suppose it was ia64?

Let's use the proper interfaces.  WARN_ON().
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