Re: [PATCH 7/7] docg3: Fix miuse of seq_printf return value

[Steven Rostedt]

On Tue, 28 Oct 2014 10:27:40 -0700
Joe Perches <joe@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Tue, 2014-10-28 at 12:05 -0400, Steven Rostedt wrote:
> > On Tue, 28 Oct 2014 08:57:57 -0700
> > Joe Perches <joe@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > 
> > > On Tue, 2014-10-28 at 11:13 -0400, Steven Rostedt wrote:
> > > > I'm going to be working on changes to remove the return value of
> > > > seq_printf() and friends.
> > > 
> > > I'm sure you know all of this, but for anyone else:
> > > 
> > > This doesn't need to be done in a single pass.
> > 
> > Yeah, I took a look at all the places, and I've decided to take it off
> > in chunks. I'm starting with the ones you posted, and will try to get
> > acks for them. And then go after other chunks as I have time.
> > 
> > I would like to get this done before I do my merge of trace_seq and
> > seq_file, but I'm thinking I may have to do that in parallel.
> 
> I think the most important thing is to get the
> seq_is_overflown (or seq_has_overflowed or whatever
> other name is chosen) function added then the rest
> of the patches can be applied whenever maintainers
> (or Andrew or trivial or ...) pick them up.

I can get that in without much of an issue. But the merge of trace_seq
and seq_file would be easier if I didn't have to worry about return
values. Which is why I want to get this in quickly.

-- Steve
 

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