mirror_zfs/tests/zfs-tests/cmd/mkfile
Alejandro Colomar db7f1a91de
Use _Noreturn (C11; GNU89) properly
A function that returns with no value is a different thing from a
function that doesn't return at all.  Those are two orthogonal
concepts, commonly confused.

pthread_create(3) expects a pointer to a start routine that has a
very precise prototype:

    void *(*start_routine)(void *);

However, other thread functions, such as kernel ones, expect:

    void (*start_routine)(void *);

Providing a different one is incorrect, and has only been working
because the ABIs happen to produce a compatible function.

We should use '_Noreturn void', since it's the natural type, and
then provide a '_Noreturn void *' wrapper for pthread functions.

For consistency, replace most cases of __NORETURN or
__attribute__((noreturn)) by _Noreturn.  _Noreturn is understood
by -std=gnu89, so it should be safe to use everywhere.

Ref: https://github.com/openzfs/zfs/pull/13110#discussion_r808450136
Ref: https://software.codidact.com/posts/285972
Reviewed-by: Brian Behlendorf <behlendorf1@llnl.gov>
Co-authored-by: Ahelenia Ziemiańska <nabijaczleweli@nabijaczleweli.xyz>
Signed-off-by: Alejandro Colomar <alx.manpages@gmail.com>
Closes #13120
2022-03-04 16:25:22 -08:00
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.gitignore Add the ZFS Test Suite 2016-03-16 13:46:16 -07:00
Makefile.am Add config.rpath for AM_GNU_GETTEXT 2020-07-10 14:26:12 -07:00
mkfile.c Use _Noreturn (C11; GNU89) properly 2022-03-04 16:25:22 -08:00