Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH v1] driver core: Annotate dev_err_probe() with __must_check | From | Joe Perches <> | Date | Wed, 26 Aug 2020 09:14:17 -0700 |
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On Wed, 2020-08-26 at 18:55 +0300, Andy Shevchenko wrote: > On Wed, Aug 26, 2020 at 08:44:30AM -0700, Joe Perches wrote: > > On Wed, 2020-08-26 at 13:44 +0300, Andy Shevchenko wrote: > > ... > > > > -int dev_err_probe(const struct device *dev, int err, const char *fmt, ...); > > > +int __must_check dev_err_probe(const struct device *dev, int err, const char *fmt, ...); > > > > Generally, the __must_check should go before the return type > > and the extern isn't necessary and is also generally not used > > in device.h, so I'd prefer: > > > > __printf(3, 4) > > __must_check int dev_err_probe(...); > > I grepped the current code... I don't see support of your preference. > Maybe I missed something? (I'm talking about include/*)
Hey Andy.
The __must_check location is just personal belief as it makes grep significantly easier
<qualifiers> type function(args...)
is a much easier grep pattern than
<qualifiers> type <qualifiers> function(args...)
extern function declarations are generally unnecessary and should be avoided.
cheers, Joe
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