linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3] Staging: ccree: ssi_cipher.c: Remove unused variable.

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Date:   Thu, 7 Sep 2017 03:12:25 +0530
From:   Srishti Sharma <srishtishar@...il.com>
To:     Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
Cc:     Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>, devel@...verdev.osuosl.org,
        outreachy-kernel@...glegroups.com,
        driverdev-devel@...uxdriverproject.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] Staging: ccree: ssi_cipher.c: Remove unused variable.

On Thu, Sep 7, 2017 at 3:02 AM, Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com> wrote:
> Always compile your patches.
>
>   CC [M]  drivers/staging/ccree/ssi_cipher.o
> drivers/staging/ccree/ssi_cipher.c: In function ‘ssi_blkcipher_complete’:
> drivers/staging/ccree/ssi_cipher.c:700:6: warning: unused variable ‘inflight_counter’ [-Wunused-variable]
>   u32 inflight_counter;
>       ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> You need to delete the declaration as well.
>
> Don't be in a rush to resend patches.  I normally write them then let
> them sit in my outbox overnight and send them in the morning.  The extra
> delay helps me to calm down a bit and focus better.  Even though I've
> sent thousands of patches, it sometimes still stresses me out.  It's
> like you're disagreeing with the original author and the reviewers are
> disagreeing with you and everyone's trying to be nice about it but
> patches are fundamentally points of disagreement and that's stress.
>
> regards,
> dan carpenter
>
 Thanks , I'll be more careful !

 Regards,
 Srishti