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Re: [PATCH] config.mak.dev: enable -Wunreachable-code

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Mar 14, 2025, 19:50 UTC
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Jeff King <peff@peff.net> writes:
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> Your CAN_BE_TAKEN() approach is certainly less subtle, and can be
> applied in a more general way. If this is the only spot needed it may be
> overkill, but the readability improvement alone probably makes it
> worthwhile.
>
> Do you want to turn that into a patch?

Yes, but after I come up with a better name. CAN_BE_TAKEN may be OK for if/while but not good enough for switch() for example. "Do not opmimize out because, despite your beliefs, this expression is ..." is what we want to convey.

 Makefile          |  1 +
 git-compat-util.h |  9 +++++++++
 meson.build       |  1 +
 run-command.c     | 12 +++++-------
 4 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git c/Makefile w/Makefile
index 97e8385b66..2158bf6916 100644
--- c/Makefile
+++ w/Makefile
@@ -1018,6 +1018,7 @@ LIB_OBJS += ewah/ewah_bitmap.o
 LIB_OBJS += ewah/ewah_io.o
 LIB_OBJS += ewah/ewah_rlw.o
 LIB_OBJS += exec-cmd.o
+LIB_OBJS += fbtcdnki.o
 LIB_OBJS += fetch-negotiator.o
 LIB_OBJS += fetch-pack.o
 LIB_OBJS += fmt-merge-msg.o
diff --git c/git-compat-util.h w/git-compat-util.h
index e283c46c6f..63a3ef6b70 100644
--- c/git-compat-util.h
+++ w/git-compat-util.h
@@ -1593,4 +1593,13 @@ static inline void *container_of_or_null_offset(void *ptr, size_t offset)
 	((uintptr_t)&(ptr)->member - (uintptr_t)(ptr))
 #endif /* !__GNUC__ */
 
+/*
+ * Prevent an overly clever compiler from optimizing an expression
+ * out, triggering a false positive when building with the
+ * -Wunreachable-code option. false_but_the_compiler_does_not_know_it_
+ * is defined in a compilation unit separate from where the macro is
+ * used, initialized to 0, and never modified.
+ */
+#define NOT_A_CONST(expr) ((expr) || false_but_the_compiler_does_not_know_it_)
+extern int false_but_the_compiler_does_not_know_it_;
 #endif
diff --git c/meson.build w/meson.build
index f60f3f49e4..ce642dcf65 100644
--- c/meson.build
+++ w/meson.build
@@ -282,6 +282,7 @@ libgit_sources = [
   'ewah/ewah_io.c',
   'ewah/ewah_rlw.c',
   'exec-cmd.c',
+  'fbtcdnki.c',
   'fetch-negotiator.c',
   'fetch-pack.c',
   'fmt-merge-msg.c',
diff --git c/run-command.c w/run-command.c
index d527c46175..535c73a059 100644
--- c/run-command.c
+++ w/run-command.c
@@ -516,14 +516,12 @@ static void atfork_prepare(struct atfork_state *as)
 	sigset_t all;
 
 	/*
-	 * Do not use the return value of sigfillset(). It is transparently 0
-	 * on some platforms, meaning a clever compiler may complain that
-	 * the conditional body is dead code. Instead, check for error via
-	 * errno, which outsmarts the compiler.
+	 * POSIX says sitfillset() can fail, but an overly clever
+	 * compiler can see through the header files and decide
+	 * it cannot fail on a particular platform it is compiling for,
+	 * triggering -Wunreachable-code false positive.
 	 */
-	errno = 0;
-	sigfillset(&all);
-	if (errno)
+	if (NOT_A_CONST(sigfillset(&all)))
 		die_errno("sigfillset");
 #ifdef NO_PTHREADS
 	if (sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &all, &as->old))
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Message 28 of 59 in “refs: introduce support for partial reference transactions”
  1. 0/8 refs: introduce support for partial reference transactionsKarthik Nayak, Mar 5, 2025
  2. 1/8 refs/files: remove redundant check in split_symref_update()Karthik Nayak, Mar 5, 2025
  3. Junio C HamanoMar 5, 2025
  4. Karthik NayakMar 6, 2025
  5. 3/8 refs/files: remove duplicate duplicates checkKarthik Nayak, Mar 5, 2025
  6. 2/8 refs: move duplicate refname update check to generic layerKarthik Nayak, Mar 5, 2025
  7. Junio C HamanoMar 5, 2025
  8. Karthik NayakMar 6, 2025
  9. 4/8 refs/reftable: extract code from the transaction preparationKarthik Nayak, Mar 5, 2025
  10. 5/8 refs: introduce enum-based transaction error typesKarthik Nayak, Mar 5, 2025
  11. 6/8 refs: implement partial reference transaction supportKarthik Nayak, Mar 5, 2025
  12. Jeff KingMar 7, 2025
  13. Junio C HamanoMar 7, 2025
  14. Junio C HamanoMar 7, 2025
  15. Karthik NayakMar 7, 2025
  16. config.mak.dev: enable -Wunreachable-codeJeff King, Mar 7, 2025
  17. Junio C HamanoMar 7, 2025
  18. Jeff KingMar 8, 2025
  19. Junio C HamanoMar 10, 2025
  20. Jeff KingMar 10, 2025
  21. Junio C HamanoMar 10, 2025
  22. Jeff KingMar 14, 2025
  23. Jeff KingMar 14, 2025
  24. Junio C HamanoMar 14, 2025
  25. Junio C HamanoMar 14, 2025
  26. Patrick SteinhardtMar 14, 2025
  27. Jeff KingMar 14, 2025
  28. Junio C HamanoMar 14, 2025
  29. Junio C HamanoMar 14, 2025
  30. Mike HommeyJun 3, 2025
  31. Junio C HamanoJun 3, 2025
  32. Mike HommeyJun 3, 2025
  33. Mike HommeyJun 3, 2025
  34. 0/3 -Wunreachable-codeJunio C Hamano, Mar 14, 2025
  35. 1/3 config.mak.dev: enable -Wunreachable-codeJunio C Hamano, Mar 14, 2025
  36. 2/3 run-command: use errno to check for sigfillset() errorJunio C Hamano, Mar 14, 2025
  37. Taylor BlauMar 17, 2025
  38. Junio C HamanoMar 17, 2025
  39. Junio C HamanoMar 18, 2025
  40. 3/3 git-compat-util: add NOT_A_CONST macro and use it in atfork_prepare()Junio C Hamano, Mar 14, 2025
  41. Junio C HamanoMar 14, 2025
  42. Jeff KingMar 17, 2025
  43. 0/3 -Wunreachable-codeJunio C Hamano, Mar 17, 2025
  44. 1/3 run-command: use errno to check for sigfillset() errorJunio C Hamano, Mar 17, 2025
  45. 2/3 git-compat-util: add NOT_CONSTANT macro and use it in atfork_prepare()Junio C Hamano, Mar 17, 2025
  46. Jeff KingMar 18, 2025
  47. Junio C HamanoMar 18, 2025
  48. Calvin WanMar 18, 2025
  49. Calvin WanMar 18, 2025
  50. Junio C HamanoMar 18, 2025
  51. 3/3 config.mak.dev: enable -Wunreachable-codeJunio C Hamano, Mar 17, 2025
  52. Jeff KingMar 18, 2025
  53. Karthik NayakMar 7, 2025
  54. Jeff KingMar 7, 2025
  55. Karthik NayakMar 7, 2025
  56. 7/8 refs: support partial update rejections during F/D checksKarthik Nayak, Mar 5, 2025
  57. 8/8 update-ref: add --allow-partial flag for stdin modeKarthik Nayak, Mar 5, 2025
  58. Junio C HamanoMar 5, 2025
  59. Karthik NayakMar 6, 2025

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