linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH][rfc] Use int as return type of main in arch/x86/boot/main.c

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Date:	Mon, 14 Mar 2011 15:04:05 -0400
From:	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
To:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Cc:	Jesper Juhl <jj@...osbits.net>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>, greg@...ah.com,
	joe@...ches.com, akpm@...ux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH][rfc] Use int as return type of main in
 arch/x86/boot/main.c

On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 09:49:18AM -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> On 03/14/2011 04:32 AM, Harry Wei wrote:
> > On Sun, Mar 13, 2011 at 11:00:09PM +0100, Jesper Juhl wrote:
> >> I believe the return type of main should always be 'int'.
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Jesper Juhl <jj@...osbits.net>
> > Acked-by: Harry Wei <harryxiyou@...il.com>
> 
> It would make more sense to rename the function to something other than
> main().

Right, maybe "boot_start"?

-- Steve

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