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Re: Fix various sparse warnings in the git source code

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Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Date
Jun 18, 2009, 17:52 UTC
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On Thu, 18 Jun 2009, Matthieu Moy wrote:
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> Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> writes:
> 
> >    Sparse wwants to see declarations for any functions you export. A lack 
> >    fo a declaration tends to mean that you should either add one, or
> 
> Patch content is good, but in case it matters, you can s/wwants/wants/
> and s/fo/for/ in the commit message.
My speling is gud, thak you vety much. I just miss a fwe keys.
That "fo" should not be "for", it should be "of".

Of course, the "wwants" may not be a typo. Maybe it's like "iff": "iff" means "if and only if", and "wants" means "wants and really wants"?

You be the judge.
		Linus
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  19. Fix various sparse warnings in the git source codeLinus Torvalds, Jun 18, 2009
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