On Fri, 2006-01-12 at 16:16 +0100, Thomas Graf wrote: > The interface enforces a proper value by the type it accepts which > is certainly more desireable than a runtime error. > If you happen > to ignore compiler warnings, then maybe there is the problem.
It is easy to overlook compiler warnings. However, it is not an excuse. > Despite > of all this, the patch you propose doesn't work anyway. > > If you really want a runtime error you have to change the cmd field > in genl_ops to be of larger size and then just check > MAX_ARGS in > register_ops() rather than making get_cmd() more expensive which > is called for every message received. I don't see any reason why > this should be better than a compile warning. Ok, you make a good arguement. Lets just junk this patch. cheers, jamal - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
