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Subject: Re: [PATCH] device_for_each_child(): kill pointless warning noise
From: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To: Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org>
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Ar Mer, 2006-09-27 am 21:50 -0400, ysgrifennodd Jeff Garzik:
> "almost all"  Thus it is wrong to _force_ the usage model on the caller.
> 
> It should be obvious that a simple search need not _require_ a dummy 
> return value, that is promptly ignored.

How about just adding an explicit device_for_each_child_noret() or
similar function so that the safety check stays as well for the usual
case.

Alan