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On Sunday, December 22, 2024 17:43 CET, Stephen Hemminger <stephen@netw=
orkplumber.org> wrote:

> On Sun, 22 Dec 2024 02:19:53 +0100
> Ariel Otilibili <otilibil@eurecom.fr> wrote:
>=20
> > Coverity reports return values of calls to rte=5Fbitmap=5Ffree() ar=
e not used.
>=20
> Some existing user code may actually be using this so this would be a=
n 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.
>=20
> 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.