linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 09/16] zlib-decompression-status.diff

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Date:	Mon, 2 Apr 2007 19:48:01 +0200
From:	Jörn Engel <joern@...ybastard.org>
To:	Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...ux01.gwdg.de>
Cc:	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 09/16] zlib-decompression-status.diff

On Sun, 1 April 2007 20:15:42 +0200, Jan Engelhardt wrote:
>  
> +static inline void putstr(const char *s) {
> +    printk("%s", s);
> +    return;
> +}
> +
>  static int __init crd_load(int in_fd, int out_fd)
>  {
>  	int result;
> @@ -418,7 +423,7 @@ static int __init crd_load(int in_fd, in
>  		return -1;
>  	}
>  	makecrc();
> -	result = gunzip();
> +	result = gunzip(putstr);

You are sure this wasn't meant as an April fools joke?  Passing the
address of an inline function certainly has a humorous aspect. ;)

Also, you can remove the "return;" in the void function and possibly
change this bit to match Documentation/CodingStyle.

> +    if(putstr != NULL) putstr("*");

The patch alternately uses puts() and putstr(), which looks rather odd.
Not sure whether that makes sense or not.

Jörn

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