Re: [PATCH 1/2] Module load notification take 3

From: Rusty Russell (rusty@rustcorp.com.au)
Date: Wed Mar 26 2003 - 21:20:23 EST


In message <20030325114152.GB30581@compsoc.man.ac.uk> you write:
> On Tue, Mar 25, 2003 at 05:32:33PM +1100, Rusty Russell wrote:
>
> > > Implement a module load notifier for the benefit of OProfile, tested
> > > with .66 on UP.
> >
> > Minor change to make unregister_module_notifier return void.
>
> The -ENOENT return is there for a reason.

What reason? I just grepped 2.5.66-bk2, and *noone* uses the return
value, not even to BUG() (you have to grep for all the wrappers for
notifier_call_unregister, too).

That's because everyone realizes that the return value is useless.

> If you don't want it, then you should remove it from
> notifier_call_register too.

(I assume you mean notifier_call_unregister). Yes, but that's another
battle.

Meanwhile, at least I'm not adding to the problem.
Rusty.

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