[PATCH v2] powerpc: kernel: remove useless code which related with 'max_cpus'

Benjamin Herrenschmidt benh at kernel.crashing.org
Thu Jul 25 17:33:12 EST 2013


On Thu, 2013-07-25 at 14:17 +0800, Chen Gang wrote:
> 
> Hmm... for an extern function (espeically have been implemented in
> various modules), normally, we can assume it may fail in some cases
> (although now, we don't know what cases can cause its failure).
> 
> If "we don't have a good way to handle the failure", "print the related
> warning message" is an executable choice (or "BUG_ON()", if it is critical).
> 
> So, if the performance is not sensible, I still suggest to let extern
> function have return value.

This is not a module function. We are not doing a uni course on how to
write C code here. Be real.

Ben.




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