linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/6] powerpc: kernel: no need to check return value of debugfs

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Date:   Fri,  6 Mar 2020 11:27:46 +1100 (AEDT)
From:   Michael Ellerman <patch-notifications@...erman.id.au>
To:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Hari Bathini <hbathini@...ux.ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/6] powerpc: kernel: no need to check return value of debugfs_create functions

On Sun, 2020-02-09 at 10:58:56 UTC, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> When calling debugfs functions, there is no need to ever check the
> return value.  The function can work or not, but the code logic should
> never do something different based on this.
> 
> Cc: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>
> Cc: Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>
> Cc: Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>
> Cc: Hari Bathini <hbathini@...ux.ibm.com>
> Cc: linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org
> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>

Series applied to powerpc next, thanks.

https://git.kernel.org/powerpc/c/860286cf33963fa8a0fe542995bdec2df5cb3abb

cheers