linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 01/10] USB: move snd_usb_pipe_sanity

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Message-ID: <20200907142427.GB762136@rowland.harvard.edu>
Date:   Mon, 7 Sep 2020 10:24:27 -0400
From:   Alan Stern <stern@...land.harvard.edu>
To:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     himadrispandya@...il.com, dvyukov@...gle.com,
        linux-usb@...r.kernel.org, perex@...ex.cz, tiwai@...e.com,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, marcel@...tmann.org,
        johan.hedberg@...il.com, linux-bluetooth@...r.kernel.org,
        alsa-devel@...a-project.org,
        "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <gustavoars@...nel.org>,
        Eli Billauer <eli.billauer@...il.com>,
        Emiliano Ingrassia <ingrassia@...genesys.com>,
        Alexander Tsoy <alexander@...y.me>,
        "Geoffrey D. Bennett" <g@...vu>, Jussi Laako <jussi@...arnerd.net>,
        Nick Kossifidis <mickflemm@...il.com>,
        Dmitry Panchenko <dmitry@...ystems.ee>,
        Chris Wulff <crwulff@...il.com>,
        Jesus Ramos <jesus-ramos@...e.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 01/10] USB: move snd_usb_pipe_sanity_check into the USB
 core

On Mon, Sep 07, 2020 at 04:16:34PM +0200, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 03, 2020 at 09:32:30AM +0200, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> > On Wed, Sep 02, 2020 at 08:45:53PM -0400, Alan Stern wrote:

> > > Since this routine is used in only one place in the entire kernel, you 
> > > might as well inline the code there and get rid of the function 
> > > entirely.
> > 
> > Good idea, will do.
> 
> No, wait, the USB sound drivers call it a lot, so it needs to stick
> around for now until we clean that up.

Argh.  I must have run "git grep" from within drivers/usb/core.  My 
mistake.

Alan Stern