linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] powerpc: booke_wdt: Fix build error as a module

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Date:	Wed, 20 Aug 2014 15:21:06 -0400
From:	Pranith Kumar <bobby.prani@...il.com>
To:	Guenter <linux@...ck-us.net>
Cc:	Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@...ana.be>,
	"open list:WATCHDOG DEVICE D..." <linux-watchdog@...r.kernel.org>,
	open list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] powerpc: booke_wdt: Fix build error as a module

On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 3:18 PM, Pranith Kumar <bobby.prani@...il.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 2:59 PM, Guenter <linux@...ck-us.net> wrote:

>>
>> Any reason for changing the default from false to true ?
>> Unless you have a reaslly good reason, I don't think that is a good idea.
>
> I don't see where it was being set to false. It is
> uninitialized AFAICT. Does that mean that it is false? (I thought only
> static variables got that default).

Ohk, some googling tells me both global and static variables are
initialized to 0. Makes sense, I will send in a v2



-- 
Pranith
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