netdev - Re: [PATCH] hostap: hide unused procfs helpers

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Date:   Fri, 27 Jul 2018 08:46:00 -0700
From:   Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
To:     YueHaibing <yuehaibing@...wei.com>,
        Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>,
        Arend van Spriel <arend.vanspriel@...adcom.com>
Cc:     j@...fi, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, davem@...emloft.net
Subject: Re: [PATCH] hostap: hide unused procfs helpers

On 07/27/2018 03:03 AM, YueHaibing wrote:
> On 2018/7/27 17:25, Kalle Valo wrote:
>> Arend van Spriel <arend.vanspriel@...adcom.com> writes:
>>
>>> + Randy
>>>
>>> On 7/13/2018 9:03 AM, YueHaibing wrote:
>>>> When CONFIG_PROC_FS isn't set, gcc warning this:
>>>>
>>>> drivers/net/wireless/intersil/hostap/hostap_hw.c:2901:12: warning: ‘prism2_registers_proc_show’ defined but not used [-Wunused-function]
>>>>   static int prism2_registers_proc_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
>>>>
>>>> drivers/net/wireless/intersil/hostap/hostap_proc.c:16:12: warning: ‘prism2_debug_proc_show’ defined but not used [-Wunused-function]
>>>>   static int prism2_debug_proc_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
>>>>              ^
>>>> drivers/net/wireless/intersil/hostap/hostap_proc.c:49:12: warning: ‘prism2_stats_proc_show’ defined but not used [-Wunused-function]
>>>>   static int prism2_stats_proc_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
>>>>              ^
>>>> drivers/net/wireless/intersil/hostap/hostap_proc.c:177:12: warning: ‘prism2_crypt_proc_show’ defined but not used [-Wunused-function]
>>>>   static int prism2_crypt_proc_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
>>>>              ^
>>>>
>>>> fix this by adding #ifdef around them.
>>>> hfa384x_read_reg is only used by prism2_registers_proc_show,so move it
>>>> into #ifdef.
>>>
>>> There was already a fix for this posted by Randy Dunlap taking a
>>> different approach, ie. use __maybe_unused classifier. To be honest I
>>> prefer the ifdef approach as it is more explicit and does not feel
>>> like a cheat.
>>
>> I also prefer the ifdef approach more so I'm planning to take this
>> patch.
> 
> It's ok if you prefer pick this.

Right.

-- 
~Randy