[dpdk-dev] [PATCH 1/2] net/bnx2x: fix warnings from invalid assert

Stephen Hemminger stephen at networkplumber.org
Wed Jun 19 20:22:16 CEST 2019


This driver had a bogus assert which could never happen.
This triggers "expression is always false warnings" with some
compilers which causes build failure.
Just remove it.

Fixes: 6041aa619f9a ("net/bnx2x: fix poll link status")
Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen at networkplumber.org>
---
 drivers/net/bnx2x/bnx2x_ethdev.c | 1 -
 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/bnx2x/bnx2x_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/bnx2x/bnx2x_ethdev.c
index 45c6c363c077..0ee35e4e4d8e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnx2x/bnx2x_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bnx2x/bnx2x_ethdev.c
@@ -150,7 +150,6 @@ static void bnx2x_periodic_start(void *param)
 		if (ret) {
 			PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, sc, "Unable to start periodic"
 					     " timer rc %d", ret);
-			assert(false && "Unable to start periodic timer");
 		}
 	}
 }
-- 
2.20.1



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