Re: [2.6.6-rc3-mm2] genhd-unregister warn handling

[Andrew Morton]

FabF <Fabian.Frederick@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> 	Here's a patch against 2.6.6-rc3-mm2 genhd.c unregister_blkdev
> 
>  	-Standardize function for void xxx
>  	-Split uncorresponding return
>  	-Add printks
>  	-Merge kfree to positive case
> 
>  	Could you apply ?

It seems to be a gratuitous change to the modules API.

A quick grep shows that a lot of drivers are currently testing the
unregister_blkdev() return value - your patch breaks them all.

I don't see much point in making changes in this area. 
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