[2.6 patch] drivers/block/nbd.c: don't defer compile error to runtime (fwd)

From: Adrian Bunk
Date: Sat Feb 25 2006 - 10:59:57 EST


If we can detect a problem at compile time, the compilation should fail.


Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@xxxxxxxxx>

---

This patch was already sent on:
- 20 Feb 2006
- 3 Sep 2005

--- linux-2.6.13-mm1-full/drivers/block/nbd.c.old 2005-09-02 23:48:27.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-2.6.13-mm1-full/drivers/block/nbd.c 2005-09-03 01:08:04.000000000 +0200
@@ -643,10 +643,7 @@
int err = -ENOMEM;
int i;

- if (sizeof(struct nbd_request) != 28) {
- printk(KERN_CRIT "nbd: sizeof nbd_request needs to be 28 in order to work!\n" );
- return -EIO;
- }
+ BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(struct nbd_request) != 28);

if (nbds_max > MAX_NBD) {
printk(KERN_CRIT "nbd: cannot allocate more than %u nbds; %u requested.\n", MAX_NBD,

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