linux-kernel - Re: FIX MES in init.c

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Message-ID: <BLU436-SMTP6279A45A0CDDB3AC2C3BDF97B00@phx.gbl>
Date:	Tue, 23 Sep 2014 16:59:20 -0400
From:	John David Anglin <dave.anglin@...l.net>
To:	Helge Deller <deller@....de>, nick <yocto6@...il.com>,
	jejb@...isc-linux.org
CC:	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, himangi774@...il.com,
	julia.lawall@...6.fr, mgorman@...e.de,
	linux-parisc@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: FIX MES in init.c

On 9/23/2014 4:48 PM, Helge Deller wrote:
> The FIXME: is misleading. It should maybe better read "HINT:" or 
> something like that.
> Trivially it's basically just casting the symbol so that the compiler
> will produce the correct code later on.
> There is nothing you could try to "fix".
Why not just remove "FIXME: " from these comments?

Dave

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John David Anglin    dave.anglin@...l.net

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