[ECOS] Redboot: net_io_getc_nonblock not setting return value?

[Jonathan Larmour]

Grant Edwards wrote:
> 
> On Fri, Feb 09, 2001 at 05:52:23PM +0000, Jonathan Larmour wrote:
> 
> > >    160  static cyg_bool
> > >    161  net_io_getc_nonblock(void* __ch_data, cyg_uint8* ch)
> > >    162  {
> > >    163      if (_net_io_getc_nonblock(__ch_data, ch)) {
> > >    164          if (*ch == TELNET_IAC) {
> > >    165              cyg_uint8 esc;
> > >    166              // Telnet escape - need to read/handle more
> > >    167              while (!_net_io_getc_nonblock(__ch_data, &esc)) ;
> > >    168              if (esc == TELNET_IP) {
> > >    169                  // Special case for ^C == Interrupt Process
> > >    170                  *ch = 0x03;
> > >    171                  // Just in case the other end needs synchronizing
> > >    172                  net_io_putc(__ch_data, TELNET_IAC);
> > >    173                  net_io_putc(__ch_data, TELNET_WONT);
> > >    174                  net_io_putc(__ch_data, TELNET_TM);
> > >    175                  net_io_flush();
> > >    176                  return true;
> > >    177              }
> > >    178              if (esc == TELNET_DO) {
> > >    179                  // Telnet DO option
> > >    180                  while (!_net_io_getc_nonblock(__ch_data, &esc)) ;
> > >    181                  // Respond with WONT option
> > >    182                  net_io_putc(__ch_data, TELNET_IAC);
> > >    183                  net_io_putc(__ch_data, TELNET_WONT);
> > >    184                  net_io_putc(__ch_data, esc);
> > >    185                  return false;  // Ignore this whole thing!
> > >    186              }
> > >    187          }
> > >    188      } else {
> > >    189          return false;
> > >    190      }
> > >    191  }
> > >
> > > Should there be a "return true;" either between lines 187/188
> > > or just before the final brace at line 191?
> >
> > It should probably just have a default return false at the end. i.e. just
> >
> > >    187          }
> > >    188      }
> > >    189      return false;
> > >    191  }
> >
> > I'll change it.
> 
> I'm confused.  Why is it false and not true?  How would reading
> a normal character ever return a true status?
> 
> My brain can't handle things nested too deeply -- especially w/
> K&R brace placement ;).  I ended up fixing my copy like this:

Sorry you're right (I tried to answer too quickly :-/ ). I'll change it to
the way you did it.

Jifl
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