linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] timekeeping: check params before use them

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Date:	Thu, 27 Mar 2014 10:26:24 -0700
From:	John Stultz <john.stultz@...aro.org>
To:	Neil Zhang <zhangwm@...vell.com>, tglx@...utronix.de
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] timekeeping: check params before use them

On 03/27/2014 01:12 AM, Neil Zhang wrote:
> Sometimes we won't need all the information from
> get_xtime_and_monotonic_and_sleep_offset(),
> so let's check the params before assign the value to them.

So I think the single in-kernel user of this function does use all of
the information.

Can you expand on how your using this and why the extra conditionals are
worth while?

thanks
-john

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