linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 34/44] tty: do not check tty_unregister

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Date:   Tue, 2 Mar 2021 12:14:37 +0100
From:   David Sterba <dsterba@...e.cz>
To:     Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>
Cc:     gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, linux-serial@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Chris Zankel <chris@...kel.net>,
        Max Filippov <jcmvbkbc@...il.com>,
        linux-xtensa@...ux-xtensa.org, Jiri Kosina <jikos@...nel.org>,
        David Sterba <dsterba@...e.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 34/44] tty: do not check tty_unregister_driver's return
 value

On Tue, Mar 02, 2021 at 07:22:04AM +0100, Jiri Slaby wrote:
> These drivers check tty_unregister_driver return value. But they don't
> handle a failure correctly (they free the driver in any case). So stop
> checking tty_unregister_driver return value and remove also the prints.
> 
> In the next patch, tty_unregister_driver's return type will be switched
> to void.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>
> Cc: Chris Zankel <chris@...kel.net>
> Cc: Max Filippov <jcmvbkbc@...il.com>
> Cc: linux-xtensa@...ux-xtensa.org
> Cc: Jiri Kosina <jikos@...nel.org>
> Cc: David Sterba <dsterba@...e.com>
> ---

For

>  drivers/tty/ipwireless/tty.c        | 7 +------

Acked-by: David Sterba <dsterba@...e.com>

Thanks.