linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] device_for_each_child(): kill pointless warning noise

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Date:	Thu, 28 Sep 2006 12:30:30 +0100
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>, Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...l.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] device_for_each_child(): kill pointless warning noise

Ar Mer, 2006-09-27 am 21:50 -0400, ysgrifennodd Jeff Garzik:
> "almost all"  Thus it is wrong to _force_ the usage model on the caller.
> 
> It should be obvious that a simple search need not _require_ a dummy 
> return value, that is promptly ignored.

How about just adding an explicit device_for_each_child_noret() or
similar function so that the safety check stays as well for the usual
case.

Alan
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