Re: [PATCH] change gen_pool allocator to not touch managed memory

[Robin Holt]

On Wed, Apr 26, 2006 at 11:12:48AM +0200, Jes Sorensen wrote:
> > -	if (status)
> > -		printk(KERN_WARNING "smp_call_function failed for "
> > -		       "uncached_ipi_mc_drain! (%i)\n", status);
> > +	(void) smp_call_function(uncached_ipi_mc_drain, NULL, 0, 1);
> 
> This thing could in theory fail so having the error check there seems
> the right thing to me. In either case, please don't (void) the function
> return (this is a style issue, I know).

I must be blind.  Both up and smp cases for smp_call_function appear to
always return 0.  What am I missing?

Thanks,
Robin
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