linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/9] mfd: max8925: fix trivial build warning for non-dt

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Date:	Mon, 11 Mar 2013 16:31:06 +0000
From:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
To:	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
Cc:	Haojian Zhuang <haojian.zhuang@...il.com>,
	Qing Xu <qingx@...vell.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Samuel Ortiz <sameo@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/9] mfd: max8925: fix trivial build warning for non-dt

On Thursday 14 February 2013, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> Patch fe527ea5a "mfd: max8925: Support dt for backlight"
> added a new function for DT probing but introduced a
> build warning for the case where CONFIG_OF is disabled:
> 
> drivers/video/backlight/max8925_bl.c: In function 'max8925_backlight_probe':
> drivers/video/backlight/max8925_bl.c:177:3: warning: statement with no effect [-Wunused-value]
> 
> A much nicer fix is to use the IS_ENABLED keyword to
> have the same effect of dropping the device tree specific
> function when it's not needed.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
> Cc: Qing Xu <qingx@...vell.com>
> Cc: Haojian Zhuang <haojian.zhuang@...il.com>
> Cc: Samuel Ortiz <sameo@...ux.intel.com>

Hmm, it seems I already had this patch for the issue, but for some reason it
didn't apply for some time and when I looked at the problem again now, I found
more issues, and I'd suggest reverting commit fe527ea5a completely. There are
similar problems in the max8925_power patch.

	Arnd
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