From: Russell King <rmk@arm.linux.org.uk>
To: "Joseph D. Wagner" <wagnerjd@prodigy.net>
Cc: Linux Kernel Development List <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Good Idea (tm): Code Consolidation for Functions and Macros that Access the Process Address Space
Date: Sun, 6 Oct 2002 10:50:08 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20021006105008.B27487@flint.arm.linux.org.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <000001c26cd3$950ef580$7975d73f@joe>; from wagnerjd@prodigy.net on Sat, Oct 05, 2002 at 07:58:55PM -0500
On Sat, Oct 05, 2002 at 07:58:55PM -0500, Joseph D. Wagner wrote:
> SUBJECT: Good Idea (tm): Code Consolidation for Functions and Macros
> that Access the Process Address Space
>...
> Remember, if a function call has no place for a returned value to go,
> nothing bad happens; the returned value is simply ignored/discarded.
And the compiler warning?
> SOLUTION:
Get rid of the _ret forms. Their use is frowned on today anyway because
they hide the real meaning of what the code is trying to do, and hiding
the fact that a function can return in the middle of what looks like a
macro call is _REAL_ _BAD_.
--
Russell King (rmk@arm.linux.org.uk) The developer of ARM Linux
http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/personal/aboutme.html
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2002-10-06 9:44 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-10-06 0:58 Joseph D. Wagner
2002-10-06 9:50 ` Russell King [this message]
2002-10-06 12:40 ` Joseph D. Wagner
2002-10-06 13:29 ` Russell King
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