linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] strstrip incorrectly marked __must

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Date:	Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:55:44 +0900 (JST)
From:	KOSAKI Motohiro <kosaki.motohiro@...fujitsu.com>
To:	holzheu@...ux.vnet.ibm.com
Cc:	kosaki.motohiro@...fujitsu.com,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@...e.de>,
	linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] strstrip incorrectly marked __must_check

> Hi,
> 
> I have several places in my code where the new __must_check of strstrip
> will introduce unnecessary dummy variables to avoid the warnings.
> 
> Therefore I would like to have the suggested new strim() or
> strstip_tail() function. Any chance to have this upstream soon?

strim() is in mmotm now. I expect it will merge mainline soon.

Thanks.


> 
> Michael
> 
> On Wed, 2009-11-04 at 04:58 +0900, KOSAKI Motohiro wrote:
> > 2009/11/4 Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>:
> > >> static inline void strsrip_tail(char *str)
> > >> {
> > >>       char *x __used;
> > >>       x = strstrip(str);
> > >> }
> > >
> > > Bikeshed time but its cleaner to do
> > >
> > > static inline __must_check void strstrip(char *str)
> > > {
> > >        return strim(str);
> > > }
> > >
> > > and make strim() the old strstrip function without the check requirement
> > 
> > Okey...
> > 
> > [quick hack and compile check]
> > 
> > done :)
> > sorry for attached file. I'm under poor mail environment now.
> 



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