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Re: [PATCH, RESEND 03/14] drm/vmwgfx: avoid gcc-7 parentheses warning

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On Fri, 14 Jul 2017, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de> wrote:
> gcc-7 warns about slightly suspicious code in vmw_cmd_invalid:
>
> drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_execbuf.c: In function 'vmw_cmd_invalid':
> drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_execbuf.c:522:23: error: the omitted middle operand in ?: will always be 'true', suggest explicit middle operand [-Werror=parentheses]
>
> The problem is that it is mixing boolean and integer values here.
> I assume that the code actually works correctly, so making it use
> a literal '1' instead of the implied 'true' makes it more readable
> and avoids the warning.
>
> The code has been in this file since the start, but it could
> make sense to backport this patch to stable to make it build cleanly
> with gcc-7.
>
> Fixes: fb1d9738ca05 ("drm/vmwgfx: Add DRM driver for VMware Virtual GPU")
> Reviewed-by: Sinclair Yeh <syeh@vmware.com>
> Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
> ---
> Originally submitted on Nov 16, but for some reason it never appeared
> upstream. The patch is still needed as of v4.11-rc2

See also the thread starting at
http://lkml.kernel.org/r/CA+55aFwZV-QirBTY8y4y+h796V2CzpWdL=tWB27rJ1u3rojXYQ@mail.gmail.com

BR,
Jani.


> ---
>  drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_execbuf.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_execbuf.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_execbuf.c
> index c7b53d987f06..3f343e55972a 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_execbuf.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_execbuf.c
> @@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ static int vmw_cmd_invalid(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
>  			   struct vmw_sw_context *sw_context,
>  			   SVGA3dCmdHeader *header)
>  {
> -	return capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN) ? : -EINVAL;
> +	return capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN) ? 1 : -EINVAL;
>  }
>  
>  static int vmw_cmd_ok(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,

-- 
Jani Nikula, Intel Open Source Technology Center

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[PATCH, RESEND 03/14] drm/vmwgfx: avoid gcc-7 parentheses warning Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de> - 2017-07-14 11:30 +0200
  Re: [PATCH, RESEND 03/14] drm/vmwgfx: avoid gcc-7 parentheses warning Jani Nikula <jani.nikula@linux.intel.com> - 2017-07-14 12:10 +0200
  Re: [PATCH, RESEND 03/14] drm/vmwgfx: avoid gcc-7 parentheses warning Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> - 2017-07-14 21:30 +0200
    Re: [PATCH, RESEND 03/14] drm/vmwgfx: avoid gcc-7 parentheses warning Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de> - 2017-07-14 22:30 +0200
  Re: [PATCH, RESEND 03/14] drm/vmwgfx: avoid gcc-7 parentheses warning Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> - 2017-07-14 21:30 +0200

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