The patch titled Subject: include/linux/kdev_t.h: remove new_valid_dev() has been added to the -mm tree. Its filename is include-linux-kdev_th-remove-new_valid_dev.patch This patch should soon appear at http://ozlabs.org/~akpm/mmots/broken-out/include-linux-kdev_th-remove-new_valid_dev.patch and later at http://ozlabs.org/~akpm/mmotm/broken-out/include-linux-kdev_th-remove-new_valid_dev.patch Before you just go and hit "reply", please: a) Consider who else should be cc'ed b) Prefer to cc a suitable mailing list as well c) Ideally: find the original patch on the mailing list and do a reply-to-all to that, adding suitable additional cc's *** Remember to use Documentation/SubmitChecklist when testing your code *** The -mm tree is included into linux-next and is updated there every 3-4 working days ------------------------------------------------------ From: Yaowei Bai <baiyaowei@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: include/linux/kdev_t.h: remove new_valid_dev() As all new_valid_dev() checks have been removed it's time to drop new_valid_dev() itself. No functional change. Signed-off-by: Yaowei Bai <baiyaowei@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Al Viro <viro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- include/linux/kdev_t.h | 5 ----- 1 file changed, 5 deletions(-) diff -puN include/linux/kdev_t.h~include-linux-kdev_th-remove-new_valid_dev include/linux/kdev_t.h --- a/include/linux/kdev_t.h~include-linux-kdev_th-remove-new_valid_dev +++ a/include/linux/kdev_t.h @@ -35,11 +35,6 @@ static inline dev_t old_decode_dev(u16 v return MKDEV((val >> 8) & 255, val & 255); } -static inline bool new_valid_dev(dev_t dev) -{ - return 1; -} - static inline u32 new_encode_dev(dev_t dev) { unsigned major = MAJOR(dev); _ Patches currently in -mm which might be from baiyaowei@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx are fs-statc-drop-the-last-new_valid_dev-check.patch include-linux-kdev_th-remove-new_valid_dev.patch -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe mm-commits" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html