linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] rcu: add missing prototype

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Date:   Wed, 21 Sep 2016 11:48:40 -0700
From:   "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:     Eric Engestrom <eric.engestrom@...tec.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Josh Triplett <josh@...htriplett.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] rcu: add missing prototype

On Tue, Sep 20, 2016 at 05:32:59PM +0100, Eric Engestrom wrote:
> `make W=1` warns:
> kernel/rcu/tree.c:226:15: warning: no previous prototype for ‘rcu_rnp_online_cpus’ [-Wmissing-prototypes]
>  unsigned long rcu_rnp_online_cpus(struct rcu_node *rnp)
>                ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eric Engestrom <eric.engestrom@...tec.com>

You lost me on this one.  It seems to be complaining about the initial
definition.

Hmmm...  Would making this function static __maybe_unused also resolve this?

								Thanx, Paul

> ---
> 
> I couldn't figure out how this list is ordered, I'm happy to move this
> line if you want :)
> 
> ---
>  kernel/rcu/tree.h | 1 +
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> 
> diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.h b/kernel/rcu/tree.h
> index f714f87..23be3dc 100644
> --- a/kernel/rcu/tree.h
> +++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.h
> @@ -668,6 +668,7 @@ static void rcu_sysidle_init_percpu_data(struct rcu_dynticks *rdtp);
>  static bool rcu_nohz_full_cpu(struct rcu_state *rsp);
>  static void rcu_dynticks_task_enter(void);
>  static void rcu_dynticks_task_exit(void);
> +static unsigned long rcu_rnp_online_cpus(struct rcu_node *rnp);
> 
>  #endif /* #ifndef RCU_TREE_NONCORE */
> 
> -- 
> Cheers,
>   Eric
>