linux-kernel - Re: [RFC] globmatch() helper function

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Message-ID: <20081217165149.GG25779@one.firstfloor.org>
Date:	Wed, 17 Dec 2008 17:51:49 +0100
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	Steven Rostedt <srostedt@...hat.com>
Cc:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>, George Spelvin <linux@...izon.com>,
	peterz@...radead.org, andi@...stfloor.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC] globmatch() helper function

> OK, lets compromise with WARN_ON_ONCE() ;-)

I don't think WARN_ON is the right way to handle bad user input.
It implies that when someone typos the result might end up in Arjan's 
kerneloops.org database, which is not good.

-Andi
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