linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] block: partitions: mac: Mark mac_fix_string() as __maybe

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Date:   Fri, 19 May 2017 09:27:49 -0600
From:   Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>
To:     Matthias Kaehlcke <mka@...omium.org>
Cc:     linux-block@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] block: partitions: mac: Mark mac_fix_string() as
 __maybe_unused

On 05/18/2017 07:24 PM, Matthias Kaehlcke wrote:
> The function is only used when CONFIG_PPC_PMAC=y. Adding the attribute
> fixes the following warning when building with clang:
> 
> block/partitions/mac.c:22:20: error: unused function 'mac_fix_string'
>     [-Werror,-Wunused-function]
> 
> Signed-off-by: Matthias Kaehlcke <mka@...omium.org>
> ---
>  block/partitions/mac.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/block/partitions/mac.c b/block/partitions/mac.c
> index 621317ac4d59..57483faddaac 100644
> --- a/block/partitions/mac.c
> +++ b/block/partitions/mac.c
> @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ extern void note_bootable_part(dev_t dev, int part, int goodness);
>   * Code to understand MacOS partition tables.
>   */
>  
> -static inline void mac_fix_string(char *stg, int len)
> +static inline void __maybe_unused mac_fix_string(char *stg, int len)
>  {
>  	int i;
>  

Or just put the function inside an CONFIG_PPC_PMAC section?

-- 
Jens Axboe