linux-kernel - Re: [tip:x86/debug] printk: Make the printk*once() variants return a value

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Date:	Sat, 9 Jul 2016 09:50:03 +0200
From:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Cc:	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	mingo@...nel.org, luto@...nel.org, hpa@...or.com,
	peterz@...radead.org, brgerst@...il.com,
	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, tglx@...utronix.de,
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	jpoimboe@...hat.com, bp@...e.de, linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [tip:x86/debug] printk: Make the printk*once() variants return a
 value

On Fri, Jul 08, 2016 at 07:40:48PM -0700, Joe Perches wrote:
> This change isn't described in the commit message and there
> doesn't seem to be a need to change this.

How do *you* know? Did *you* actually sit down and build a kernel with
your proposed change before sending a reply?

I'm pretty sure you didn't.

Well, there is a very good reason why I made that change but I'm not
going to tell you.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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