>> + (void) call_usermodehelper(argv[0], argv, envp, 0); > >ick. Why the cast?
Because K&R (also the 2nd ed) does it. Unfortunately, K&R is always recommended as a book, and apparently many readers therefore get addicted to casts. Hell, you even see it [unnecessary casts] in today's books. Jan Engelhardt -- - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/