linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v0 25/42] arch/um: Check notifier registration return value

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Message-ID: <ce3a494b078ffca5df28475298ba6c491267da98.camel@sipsolutions.net>
Date:   Mon, 08 Nov 2021 11:56:21 +0100
From:   Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>
To:     Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
Cc:     LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, linux-um@...ts.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v0 25/42] arch/um: Check notifier registration return
 value

On Mon, 2021-11-08 at 11:48 +0100, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 08, 2021 at 11:23:59AM +0100, Johannes Berg wrote:
> > Maybe it should just return it? I don't see how this is ever possible,
> > since it's an initcall.
> 
> If it would return it, you'd see the warning only when booting with
> "initcall_debug", I believe.

Oh, I thought we'd fail :)

> I can do that if it is preferred...
> 
No strong opinion either way.

johannes