Re: [RFC, 2.6.26.2-rc1] fs/partition/check.c: fix return valuewarning

[Linus Torvalds]

On Sat, 2 Aug 2008, Oliver Pinter wrote:
>
> Subject: [PATCH] fs/partition/check.c: fix return value warning
> 
> [ Upstream commit d805dda412346225a50af2d399d958a4bc676c38 ]

Why are these being submitted for stable kernels?

Oliver - stable kernels should _not_ get trivial fixes that don't actually 
have any problems associated with them. 

Every patch in a stable kernel has a downside. It had better have a big 
upside too.  These don't.

Please don't just send patches to the stable team because they "look 
fine". They should be real bugs, with real consequences. And no, a 
compiler warning is not a real consequence.

		Linus
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