[PATCH:v2] fix register_sysrq() in 2.4.9++

[Randy.Dunlap]

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Alan Cox wrote:
> 
> > Yeah, I considered that, and it doesn't matter to me whether it
> > reports 0 or -1, but it's the data pointer that (mostly) requires
> > the #ifdefs, unless the data is always present or a dummy data pointer
> > is used.... ?
> 
> #define it to an inline without some arguments ?
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I can't get that to work, but someone else may be able to...

Here's another version for you to consider.

The [un]register_sysrq_key() calls return 0 when CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ
is not defined/configured.
However, it sacrifices one small data structure of 3 pointers.

~Randy
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--- linux/arch/i386/kernel/apm.c.org	Mon Sep 17 10:15:45 2001
+++ linux/arch/i386/kernel/apm.c	Thu Sep 20 11:51:25 2001
@@ -703,6 +703,8 @@
 	help_msg:       "Off",
 	action_msg:     "Power Off\n"
 };
+#else
+struct sysrq_key_op sysrq_poweroff_op;
 #endif
 
 
--- linux/include/linux/sysrq.h.org	Mon Sep 17 10:21:07 2001
+++ linux/include/linux/sysrq.h	Thu Sep 20 11:42:15 2001
@@ -87,8 +87,17 @@
 }
 
 #else
-#define register_sysrq_key(a,b)		do {} while(0)
-#define unregister_sysrq_key(a,b)	do {} while(0)
+
+static inline int register_sysrq_key(int key, struct sysrq_key_op *op_p)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static inline int unregister_sysrq_key(int key, struct sysrq_key_op *op_p)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
 #endif
 
 /* Deferred actions */

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