... ciao: : on "12-12-2014" "SF Markus Elfring" writ: :> I don't want error pointers left in data structure members. :> I cannot describe my requirements any more precisely than that. to me, "error pointers 'left' in data structure members", seems a little cavalier. objection to their existence tends to suggest that not a function of the design, or logic involved. : I hope that a bit more constructive suggestions will be contributed by : involved software developers around the affected source code. so, this 'error pointers' issue fails to meet your 'constructive' suggestion threshold. to my mind, what i choose to ignore, imposes a dangerous minimum. what are you willing to ignore. : Now it seems that a small code clean-up becomes a more challenging : development task. first, if you've EVER dealt with imperfect code, that should be a given. but more importantly to me, i never knew "code clean-up", wasn't "REQUIRED" ... -- ... it's not what you see , but in stead , notice ... -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-ppp" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html