Re: [qemu-s390x] [PATCH v2 for-2.12 02/16] s390x/tcg: get rid of runtime_exception()

[Richard Henderson]

On 11/30/2017 03:56 PM, David Hildenbrand wrote:
> On 30.11.2017 10:10, Thomas Huth wrote:
>> On 29.11.2017 21:26, David Hildenbrand wrote:
>>> Let's use s390_program_interrupt() instead.
>>>
>>> Reviewed-by: Richard Henderson <address@hidden>
>>> Signed-off-by: David Hildenbrand <address@hidden>
>>> ---
>>>  target/s390x/fpu_helper.c  |  2 +-
>>>  target/s390x/int_helper.c  | 14 +++++++-------
>>>  target/s390x/internal.h    |  2 --
>>>  target/s390x/misc_helper.c | 16 ----------------
>>>  4 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-)
>>
>> Is it a disadvantage that runtime_exception() was declared as
>> QEMU_NORETURN, and s390_program_interrupt() is not declared as
>> QEMU_NORETURN?
> 
> We could add that to trigger_pgm_exception instead. But if
> cpu_loop_exit() would really return, we would be in more trouble AKA
> nothing would work.

s390_program_interrupt and trigger_pgm_exception do return (kvm).

We could export tcg_s390_program_interrupt as NORETURN, and use it directly in
places that are tcg-only.  That might provide some minor advantages to the
compiler, but I don't think it's critical.


r~