Re: [PATCH V2 1/6] PM / QOS: Add default case to the switch

From: Pavel Machek
Date: Fri Feb 10 2017 - 16:24:39 EST


On Fri 2017-02-10 11:30:30, Viresh Kumar wrote:
> On 09-02-17, 15:24, Pavel Machek wrote:
> > On Thu 2017-02-09 09:11:47, Viresh Kumar wrote:
> > > The switch block handles all the QOS request types present today, but
> > > starts giving compilation warnings as soon as a new type is added and
> > > not handled in this.
> > >
> > > To prevent against that, add the default case as well and do a WARN from
> > > it.
> >
> > I'd say compilation-time warning is better than hmm.... stacktrace and memory leak
> > at runtime?
>
> Of course we aren't going to allow a compilation warning for each and every
> platform that compiles this file. How do you wish to fix the issue then ?

Surely compilation warnings are better than getting bug reports from
users?

Of course, it is better to fix the switch when adding new QoS type...
Pavel
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