linux-kernel - Re: any value to "NORET

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Message-ID: <20070522135927.GA2098@stusta.de>
Date:	Tue, 22 May 2007 15:59:27 +0200
From:	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...sta.de>
To:	"Robert P. J. Day" <rpjday@...dspring.com>
Cc:	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: any value to "NORET_TYPE" macro?

On Tue, May 22, 2007 at 09:09:22AM -0400, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
> 
>   given that:
> 
> $ grep -r "define.*NORET_TYPE" *
> include/linux/ext4_fs.h:# define NORET_TYPE    /**/
> include/linux/linkage.h:#define NORET_TYPE    /**/
> include/linux/ext3_fs.h:# define NORET_TYPE    /**/
> $
> 
> is there any obvious value to the 30 or so uses of that macro
> sprinkled throughout the tree?

I can be mistaken, but it seems the uses should be replaced with your 
__noreturn

> rday

cu
Adrian

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