linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] drivers:block: Remove no longer needed FIXME comment for the function, add

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Date:	Sun, 14 Dec 2014 19:40:45 -0700
From:	Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>
To:	Nicholas Krause <xerofoify@...il.com>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] drivers:block: Remove no longer needed FIXME comment
 for the function, add_disk in genhd.c

On 12/13/2014 08:09 PM, Nicholas Krause wrote:
> Removes unneeded fix me comment related to the function, add_disk needing error handling. The function clearly has supported this for a while and the comment is not longer needed
> for the function,add_disk in the file genhd.c.

But it doesn't, really. Proper error handling would be to unroll and 
return the error, if it happens. Right now add_disk() can't return an error.

-- 
Jens Axboe

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