Re: [PATCH] xt_log.h: don't use xchg() for simple assignment

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On Thu, Mar 08, 2012 at 09:45:44AM +0000, Jan Beulich wrote:
> At least on ia64 the (bogus) use of xchg() here results in the compiler
> warning about an unused expression result. As only an assignment is
> intended here, convert it to such.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxx>
> 
> ---
>  include/net/netfilter/xt_log.h |    2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> --- 3.3-rc6/include/net/netfilter/xt_log.h
> +++ 3.3-rc6-netfilter-xt_log-no-xchg/include/net/netfilter/xt_log.h
> @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ static void sb_close(struct sbuff *m)
>  	if (likely(m != &emergency))
>  		kfree(m);
>  	else {
> -		xchg(&emergency_ptr, m);
> +		emergency_ptr = m;

That xchg is there for some reason. I think it's better if you just
cast it to void.
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