linux-kernel - Re: [git patches] two warning fixes

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Message-ID: <469ECD29.2010909@garzik.org>
Date:	Wed, 18 Jul 2007 22:32:09 -0400
From:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
CC:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, ak@...e.de,
	adaplas@...il.com, linux-fbdev-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net,
	benh@...nel.crashing.org
Subject: Re: [git patches] two warning fixes

Linus Torvalds wrote:
> So let's make a new rule:
> 
>   We absolutely NEVER add things like "must_check" unless not checking 
>   causes a real and obvious SECURITY ISSUE.
> 
>   And we absolutely *never* add crap like "deprecated", where the only 
>   point of the warning is to effectively hide *real* problems.
> 
> So realistically, the only thing that needs must_check is pretty much 
> things like "get_user()" and quite frankly, I'm not sure even about that 
> one.
> 
> Ok?


Sounds great to me...  My overall goal is killing useless warnings that 
continually obscure real ones.

	Jeff


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