linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Proposed removal of IS_ERR_OR_NULL() (was: Re: [PATCH 1/4] gpiolib: introduce descriptor-based GPIO interface)

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Date:	Thu, 17 Jan 2013 11:28:04 +0100
From:	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
To:	Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@....linux.org.uk>
Cc:	Nicolas Pitre <nicolas.pitre@...aro.org>,
	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, linux-arch@...r.kernel.org,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Grant Likely <grant.likely@...retlab.ca>,
	Alexandre Courbot <acourbot@...dia.com>,
	Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>,
	"devicetree-discuss@...ts.ozlabs.org" 
	<devicetree-discuss@...ts.ozlabs.org>,
	"linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Proposed removal of IS_ERR_OR_NULL() (was: Re: [PATCH
 1/4] gpiolib: introduce descriptor-based GPIO interface)

On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 4:04 PM, Russell King - ARM Linux
<linux@....linux.org.uk> wrote:

> So, it seems there's some concensus building here, and it seems that
> I've become the chosen victi^wvolunteer for this.  So, here's a patch.
> It's missing a Guns-supplied-by: tag though.
>
> From: Russell King <rmk+kernel@....linux.org.uk>
> Subject: Mark IS_ERR_OR_NULL() deprecated

Acked-by: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>

Following the tradition of computer science an alternate title of
the patch could be "IS_ERR_OR_NULL() considered harmful".

Yours,
Linus Walleij
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