Re: [PATCH v1 06/19] zsmalloc: clean up many BUG_ON

From: Sergey Senozhatsky
Date: Tue Mar 15 2016 - 02:18:36 EST


On (03/11/16 16:30), Minchan Kim wrote:
> There are many BUG_ON in zsmalloc.c which is not recommened so
> change them as alternatives.
>
> Normal rule is as follows:
>
> 1. avoid BUG_ON if possible. Instead, use VM_BUG_ON or VM_BUG_ON_PAGE
> 2. use VM_BUG_ON_PAGE if we need to see struct page's fields
> 3. use those assertion in primitive functions so higher functions
> can rely on the assertion in the primitive function.
> 4. Don't use assertion if following instruction can trigger Oops
>
> Signed-off-by: Minchan Kim <minchan@xxxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Sergey Senozhatsky <sergey.senozhatsky@xxxxxxxxx>

-ss