linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/28] drivers/base/platform.c: Drop return value from platform

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Date:	Wed, 17 Dec 2008 13:37:45 -0800
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
To:	Mike Frysinger <vapier.adi@...il.com>
Cc:	Vorobiev Dmitri <dmitri.vorobiev@...ial.fi>,
	Julia Lawall <julia@...u.dk>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/28] drivers/base/platform.c: Drop return value from
	platform_driver remove functions

On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 04:00:02PM -0500, Mike Frysinger wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 00:17, Greg KH wrote:
> > On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 05:37:42PM -0500, Mike Frysinger wrote:
> >> On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 17:18, Vorobiev Dmitri wrote:
> >> >> On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 11:26, Julia Lawall wrote:
> >> >>  you'll get a
> >> >> warning in C about the assignment, but you wont get a build failure,
> >> >
> >> > ...unless you compile with -Werror, which frequently the case.
> >>
> >> anyone crazy enough to build with -Werror is crazy enough to send in a fix ;)
> >
> > Hm, have you noted that some arches have that flag enabled in their
> > build?
> 
> i dont see anyone building things beyond a select dir or two (none of
> which contain platform drivers) with -Werror.  where are you seeing
> this ?

Sparc builds add this from what I remember, I've broken their build at
times by adding unnecessary errors and got an inbox full of emails about
it :)

thanks,

greg k-h
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