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Subject: Re: [PATCH -mm] IDE core: must_check fixes
From: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
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Ar Maw, 2006-07-11 am 20:45 -0700, ysgrifennodd Randy.Dunlap:
> From: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net>
> 
> Check all __must_check warnings in IDE core.

Most of those should be panic() calls. If they happen you don't want to
continue running with your storage system in a half defined stated. Its
far better you die before anything worse happens.