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Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2014 11:10:17 -0800
From: Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
To: "rs@mage.me.uk" <rs@mage.me.uk>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] Staging: speakup: buffers: Fixed a return value coding
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On Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 06:12:48PM +0000, rs@mage.me.uk wrote:
> When checking buffers.c with checkpatch.pl it throws the following error:
> drivers/staging/speakup/buffers.c:58: ERROR: return is not a function,
> parentheses are not required

Remember, checkpatch.pl is a "guide", not the "law".  Use common sense
when using the tool please.

thanks,

greg k-h