linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH] acpi: acpica: utstate: Remove unused function

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Date:	Tue, 13 Jan 2015 02:33:54 +0000
From:	"Zheng, Lv" <lv.zheng@...el.com>
To:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
	Rickard Strandqvist <rickard_strandqvist@...ctrumdigital.se>
CC:	"Moore, Robert" <robert.moore@...el.com>,
	"Wysocki, Rafael J" <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>,
	Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>,
	"linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org" <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>,
	"devel@...ica.org" <devel@...ica.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH] acpi: acpica: utstate:  Remove unused function

Hi,

I've added this patch into the 201501 ACPICA materials for review:
https://github.com/acpica/acpica/pull/61
If it is merged, it will appear in Linux kernel after 201501 ACPICA release.
Thanks for reporting.

Best regards
-Lv

> From: Rafael J. Wysocki [mailto:rjw@...ysocki.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2015 7:30 AM
> 
> On Monday, January 05, 2015 08:39:37 AM Zheng, Lv wrote:
> > Hi, Richard
> >
> > > From: Rickard Strandqvist [mailto:rickard_strandqvist@...ctrumdigital.se]
> > > Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2015 5:01 AM
> > >
> > > Remove the function acpi_ut_create_pkg_state_and_push() that is not used anywhere.
> > >
> > > This was partially found by using a static code analysis program called cppcheck.
> >
> > acpi_ut_create_pkg_state_and_push() is not even used in ACPICA.
> > We can remove it now.
> 
> Let's first remove it in upstream ACPICA, then, I suppose.
> 
> 
> --
> I speak only for myself.
> Rafael J. Wysocki, Intel Open Source Technology Center.