linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/4] uml: helper.c warning corrections

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Message-ID: <CAGTPOqfXfSwAvTKrfby_Q4A0xTUq5teD7br0jagoBWwYK+JhRw@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Tue, 5 Jul 2011 15:28:03 +0300
From:	Vitaliy Ivanov <vitalivanov@...il.com>
To:	Richard Weinberger <richard@....at>
Cc:	Jeff Dike <jdike@...toit.com>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"akpm@...ux-foundation.org" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"user-mode-linux-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net" 
	<user-mode-linux-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net>,
	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/4] uml: helper.c warning corrections

On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 3:02 PM, Richard Weinberger <richard@....at> wrote:
> Am Dienstag 05 Juli 2011, 13:45:06 schrieb Vitaliy Ivanov:
>> It's always better not to think whether it's possible but simply kill
>> all the chances for this to happen.
>> In this case that's pretty trivial thing and also it solves issue with
>> warning.
>
> Defensive programming is not a solution for everything.
> CPU time and memory are not for free, especially in kernel land.
>
> Anyway, when this patch removes a real warning, it's fine for me.
> Applied.

Thanks Richard.
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