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Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 20/20] checkpatch: warn for use of old PCI pool API
From: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>
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On Mon, 2017-02-27 at 13:52 +0100, Romain Perier wrote:

> > I also wonder if you've in fact converted all of the
> > pci_pool struct and function uses why a new checkpatch
> > test is needed at all.
> 
> That's just to avoid futures mistakes/uses.

When all instances and macro definitions are removed
the check is pointless as any newly submitted patch
will not compile.