Re: [PATCH] device_for_each_child(): kill pointless warning noise

From: Alan Cox
Date: Thu Sep 28 2006 - 07:06:18 EST


Ar Mer, 2006-09-27 am 21:50 -0400, ysgrifennodd Jeff Garzik:
> "almost all" Thus it is wrong to _force_ the usage model on the caller.
>
> It should be obvious that a simple search need not _require_ a dummy
> return value, that is promptly ignored.

How about just adding an explicit device_for_each_child_noret() or
similar function so that the safety check stays as well for the usual
case.

Alan
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