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Date:	Fri, 26 Oct 2012 11:48:33 -0700
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	yan yan <clouds.yan@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] debugfs: pass NULL as the last parameter of
 debugfs_print_regs32()

On Sat, Oct 27, 2012 at 02:34:02AM +0800, yan yan wrote:
> 2012/10/27 Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>:
> > On Sat, Oct 27, 2012 at 01:55:42AM +0800, Yan Hong wrote:
> >> Pass NULL instead of empty string to debugfs_print_regs32() when
> >> prefix is not used, according to the intention of the code.
> >
> > Is this solving a problem?  Is it wrong as-is?  Is it causing an issue
> > today?
> >
> > thanks,
> >
> > greg k-h
> 
> Hmmm ... this function is rarely used, and maybe over-designed. The
> 'prefix' feature can be actually removed -- nobody uses it.

Then just remove it :)

thanks,

greg k-h
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