linux-kernel - Re: [Patch] netpoll: allow spaces in its parameter

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Message-ID: <4BA078D1.3090605@redhat.com>
Date:	Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:38:09 +0800
From:	Cong Wang <amwang@...hat.com>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [Patch] netpoll: allow spaces in its parameter

David Miller wrote:
> From: Cong Wang <amwang@...hat.com>
> Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:07:57 +0800
> 
>> No, but silently accepting it as 0 is not correct, why don't
>> reject it if it is not allowed?
> 
> You have to be careful even with that.  For example, if two
> netconsoles are specified, seeing the space shouldn't
> kill the first netconsole specification we parsed.
> 
> A warning perhaps, but outright rejection of all specifications is
> really bad behavior.

OK, I will put a warning there instead.

Thanks, David!

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