Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 4 Jan 2007 19:14:51 +0000 | From | Al Viro <> | Subject | Re: [UPDATED PATCH] fix memory corruption from misinterpreted bad_inode_ops return values |
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On Thu, Jan 04, 2007 at 11:09:31AM -0800, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> But I'd argue we should only do it if there is an actual > honest-to-goodness reason to do so.
How about "makes call graph analysis easier"? ;-) In principle, I have no problem with force-casting, but it'd better be cast to the right type...
(And yes, there's a bunch of sparse-based fun in making dealing with call graph analysis and sane annotations needed for that). - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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