[PATCH 2/2] clocksource: Make clocksource register functions void

[Geert Uytterhoeven]

On Thu, Jan 23, 2014 at 8:45 AM, Tony Prisk <linux at prisktech.co.nz> wrote:
>>   -static inline int clocksource_register_hz(struct clocksource *cs, u32
>> hz)
>> +static inline void clocksource_register_hz(struct clocksource *cs, u32
>> hz)
>>   {
>>         return __clocksource_register_scale(cs, 1, hz);
>>   }
>
>
> This doesn't make sense - you are still returning a value on a function
> declared void, and the return is now from a function that doesn't return
> anything either ?!?!
> Doesn't this throw a compile-time warning??

No, passing on void in functions returning void doesn't cause compiler
warnings.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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