linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/2] Annotate gpio-configuration with __must

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Message-ID: <20110104202718.GA31444@suse.de>
Date:	Tue, 4 Jan 2011 12:27:18 -0800
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
To:	Wolfram Sang <w.sang@...gutronix.de>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	David Brownell <dbrownell@...rs.sourceforge.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] Annotate gpio-configuration with __must_check

On Tue, Jan 04, 2011 at 05:51:06PM +0100, Wolfram Sang wrote:
> Here is a small series generating a lot of warnings, especially in board
> bringup-files. Still, I think it is worthwhile to be strict about checking
> return values of gpio-configuration-functions. My suggestion to keep the noise
> a bit lower is to put it into linux-next for one cycle and then merge it for
> 2.6.39? That should give people some time to fix the issues in time. Looking
> forward to comments.

It's ok to add this type of thing, but please, go through and fix the
warnings at the same time.  Otherwise it's a bit rude to force others to
fix their code for something that you did.

Care to also send those patches along?

thanks,

greg k-h
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