From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jeff Garzik Subject: Re: [git patches] two warning fixes Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2007 22:32:09 -0400 Message-ID: <469ECD29.2010909@garzik.org> References: <20070718235504.GA9601@havoc.gtf.org> Reply-To: linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from sc8-sf-mx2-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.92] helo=mail.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list1-new.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1IBLoT-0000wE-Js for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Wed, 18 Jul 2007 19:32:23 -0700 Received: from srv5.dvmed.net ([207.36.208.214] helo=mail.dvmed.net) by mail.sourceforge.net with esmtps (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.44) id 1IBLoS-0002Mx-9p for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Wed, 18 Jul 2007 19:32:21 -0700 In-Reply-To: List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: linux-fbdev-devel-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: linux-fbdev-devel-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net To: Linus Torvalds Cc: linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net, adaplas@gmail.com, benh@kernel.crashing.org, LKML , ak@suse.de, Andrew Morton Linus Torvalds wrote: > So let's make a new rule: > > We absolutely NEVER add things like "must_check" unless not checking > causes a real and obvious SECURITY ISSUE. > > And we absolutely *never* add crap like "deprecated", where the only > point of the warning is to effectively hide *real* problems. > > So realistically, the only thing that needs must_check is pretty much > things like "get_user()" and quite frankly, I'm not sure even about that > one. > > Ok? Sounds great to me... My overall goal is killing useless warnings that continually obscure real ones. Jeff ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/