linux-kernel - Re: [Patch] Shut up warnings from files under drivers/

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Message-ID: <20080126102650.GE20935@hacking>
Date:	Sat, 26 Jan 2008 18:26:51 +0800
From:	WANG Cong <xiyou.wangcong@...il.com>
To:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
Cc:	WANG Cong <xiyou.wangcong@...il.com>, Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>
Subject: Re: [Patch] Shut up warnings from files under drivers/


>
>Looking a bit closer the above is rubbish.
>We have:
>#if defined(MODULE) || defined(CONFIG_HOTPLUG)
>#define __devexit_p(x) x
>#else
>#define __devexit_p(x) NULL
>
>so the pointer to the function is used in
>both cases.

I think in the latter case, 'x' is not used, just
as gcc told me. ;)

>
>Could you drop me the config that produces the warning
>and the warning message.
>

Of course. Attached.

Regards.


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