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Subject: Re: [PATCH 17/30] x86, kaiser: map debug IDT tables
To: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
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From: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@linux.intel.com>
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On 11/20/2017 12:40 PM, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> On Fri, 10 Nov 2017, Dave Hansen wrote:
>>  
>> +static int kaiser_user_map_ptr_early(const void *start_addr, unsigned long size,
>> +				 unsigned long flags)
>> +{
>> +	int ret = kaiser_add_user_map(start_addr, size, flags);
>> +	WARN_ON(ret);
>> +	return ret;
> What's the point of the return value when it is ignored at the call site?

I'm dropping this patch, btw.  It was unnecessary.