linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] ath5k: fix build break from "ath5k: Print out opmode in debugfs"

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Date:	Tue, 12 Oct 2010 14:18:04 -0400
From:	"John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org,
	Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>,
	Ben Greear <greearb@...delatech.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ath5k: fix build break from "ath5k: Print out opmode in
 debugfs"

On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 11:13:31AM -0700, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 7:53 AM, John W. Linville
> <linville@...driver.com> wrote:
> >
> > Please don't make me commit such an ugly patch...
> 
>  Why don't you just create a dummy inline ath_opmode_to_string() that
> returns NULL in the non-debug case? The compiler will make the
> conditionals all go away, and it will end up being "UNKNOWN" which is
> just what you want. No?

Shhh!  Your messing-up my manipulative mind games! :-)

John
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