linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/8] clocksource: armada-xp: always register local_timer

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Date:	Fri, 05 Jul 2013 18:33:24 +0200
From:	Gregory CLEMENT <gregory.clement@...e-electrons.com>
To:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...radead.org,
	arm@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/8] clocksource: armada-xp: always register local_timer_ops

On 07/05/2013 06:23 PM, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> The call to local_timer_register is hidden behind an #ifdef, which
> turns the armada_370_xp_local_timer_ops into a potentially unused
> variable, causing this warning:
> 
> time-armada-370-xp.c:208:31: warning: 'armada_370_xp_local_timer_ops' defined but not used [-Wunused-variable]
>  static struct local_timer_ops armada_370_xp_local_timer_ops __cpuinitdata = {
>                                ^
> 
> Since local_timer_register() itself doesn't do anything, just removing
> the #ifdef makes the code look nicer and gets rid of the warning.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
> Acked-by: Jason Cooper <jason@...edaemon.net>
> Cc: Gregory CLEMENT <gregory.clement@...e-electrons.com>
> ---
>  drivers/clocksource/time-armada-370-xp.c | 2 --
>  1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/time-armada-370-xp.c b/drivers/clocksource/time-armada-370-xp.c
> index 47a6730..4cd8520 100644
> --- a/drivers/clocksource/time-armada-370-xp.c
> +++ b/drivers/clocksource/time-armada-370-xp.c
> @@ -294,8 +294,6 @@ void __init armada_370_xp_timer_init(void)
>  				percpu_armada_370_xp_evt);
>  	if (!res) {
>  		enable_percpu_irq(armada_370_xp_clkevt.irq, 0);
> -#ifdef CONFIG_LOCAL_TIMERS
>  		local_timer_register(&armada_370_xp_local_timer_ops);
> -#endif
>  	}
>  }
> 

I thought this issue was kind of fixed by the patch
"clocksource: time-armada-370-xp: Divorce from local timer API" from Stephen Boyd.

But I can't find it in linux-next so maybe it has not been pulled, so in this case
you can also add my
Acked-by: Gregory CLEMENT <gregory.clement@...e-electrons.com>


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