Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: BOGUS: megaraid changes | Date | Sun, 10 Nov 2002 14:04:27 -0500 | From | "J.E.J. Bottomley" <> |
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torvalds@transmeta.com said: > I've said this before, I'll say it again: anything that breaks > _working_ is BAD. Don't do it. Don't make up new ways to screw with > people who want to test. Don't add features that have _no_ meaning > except to irritate people.
OK, what about the runtime warning with no requirement for a special flag to enable attachment.
> The compile-time warning is _plenty_ good enough.
I don't necessarily agree. It's easy to miss in all the build noise (most average users don't do make -s). And the warning isn't that fierce (it complains about a prototype mismatch), so even if it's noticed, it might get ignored. At least if we have a run time warning, it's in the logs for all to see when a problem gets posted to any given mailing list.
James
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