# Re: \[Kgdb-bugreport\] \[PATCH\] kernel: convert switch/case fallthrough comments to fallthrough;

- From: Joe Perches \<joe@perches.com\>
- Date: 2019-10-23 18:49:16 
- List: netdev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2019/10/5754160
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-pm/2019/10/5749701/t.md

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On Mon, 2019-10-21 at 10:09 +0100, Daniel Thompson wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 18, 2019 at 09:35:08AM -0700, Joe Perches wrote:
> > Use the new pseudo keyword "fallthrough;" and not the
> > various /* fallthrough */ style comments.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>
> > ---
> > 
> > This is a single patch for the kernel/ source tree,
> > which would otherwise be sent through as separate
> > patches to 19 maintainer sections.
> 
> For the kernel/debug/ files:
> 
> Acked-by: Daniel Thompson <redacted>
> 
> Will you be putting this in an immutable branch once you've collected
> enough acks?

No, I expect Linus will either run the script
or apply this patch one day.


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