Re: [PATCH v2 01/19] locking/lockdep: Change all print_*() return type to void

From: Joe Perches
Date: Mon Mar 18 2019 - 05:45:12 EST


On Mon, 2019-03-18 at 16:57 +0800, Yuyang Du wrote:
> Since none of the print_*() function's return value is necessary, change
> their return type to void. No functional change.
>
> In cases where an invariable return value is used, this change slightly
> improves readability, i.e.:
[]
> diff --git a/kernel/locking/lockdep.c b/kernel/locking/lockdep.c
[]
> @@ -1430,23 +1430,20 @@ static inline int __bfs_backwards(struct lock_list *src_entry,
[]
> -static void
> -print_circular_lock_scenario(struct held_lock *src,
> - struct held_lock *tgt,
> - struct lock_list *prt)
> +static void print_circular_lock_scenario(struct held_lock *src,
> + struct held_lock *tgt,
> + struct lock_list *prt)

trivia:

This style change seems superfluous as many
other existing functions use the previous style.