Re: [PATCH 2/3] hwclock: remove audit from control struct

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On 08/30/2017 03:40 AM, Karel Zak wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 29, 2017 at 12:34:07PM -0400, J William Piggott wrote:
>>
>> hwaudit_on is only used in main() and hwclock_exit() and
>> that is unlikely to ever change.
> 
>  Hmm... the goal is minimize global variables to keep code readable.
>  It's strange to have a control struct and use global variable in the
>  same time.
> 
>> Remove it from the control struct because it:
>>  * cleans up an ugly directive in hwclock_exit
>>  * removes an argument from usage() and hwclock_exit()
>>  * makes usage() comply with util-linux standards
> 
>  I think usage() can call exit(EXIT_SUCCESS) and do not need play any
>  games with audit at all.

True for half of hwclock's functions. Perhaps this special exit
handling should only exist when we HAVE_LIBAUDIT?

Okay, I'll rethink this and update the pull request.

>  
>  On another places we have "ctl" so it's fine fine to keep hwaudit_on
>  within the control struct.
> 
>     Karel
> 
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