On Sunday, December 22, 2024 17:43 CET, Stephen Hemminger <step...@networkplumber.org> wrote:
> On Sun, 22 Dec 2024 02:19:53 +0100 > Ariel Otilibili <otili...@eurecom.fr> wrote: > > > Coverity reports return values of calls to rte_bitmap_free() are not used. > > Some existing user code may actually be using this so this would be an API > change. > Therefore this patch can not be accepted for current releases. Thanks for the feedback, Stephen; I didn't know this API was exposed. > > It is worth addressing this in future but: > - need to go through deprecation process > - function to be void > - it should be possible to implement a real free function > just was never done. I'll get back with a new series sometime next year. Thanks as well for the hints.
