Re: [PATCH 05/20] Staging: hv: util: Perform some service specificinit/deinit in probe/remove

From: Greg KH
Date: Fri Sep 16 2011 - 14:08:46 EST


On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 10:59:41AM -0700, K. Y. Srinivasan wrote:
> --- a/drivers/staging/hv/hv_util.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/hv/hv_util.c
> @@ -30,9 +30,31 @@
> #include "hyperv.h"
> #include "hv_kvp.h"
>
> -static u8 *shut_txf_buf;
> -static u8 *time_txf_buf;
> -static u8 *hbeat_txf_buf;
> +
> +static void shutdown_onchannelcallback(void *context);
> +static struct hv_util_service util_shutdown = {
> + .service_name = "Shutdown channel functionality initialized\n",

That's not a name, it's a text string to send to userspace, and it's
really redundant given the other times you use this.

Please just put the name here, if you really need it (hint, you really
don't, so just drop it please.)

greg k-h
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