Re: [PATCH v3 20/20] checkpatch: warn for use of old PCI pool API

From: Joe Perches
Date: Mon Feb 27 2017 - 10:53:11 EST


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.