linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 04/11] ath: Remove extern from function prototypes

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Message-ID: <871u4ct4zr.fsf@kamboji.qca.qualcomm.com>
Date:	Thu, 26 Sep 2013 10:30:00 +0300
From:	Kalle Valo <kvalo@....qualcomm.com>
To:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Cc:	<netdev@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org>,
	Jouni Malinen <jouni@....qualcomm.com>,
	"Luis R. Rodriguez" <rodrigue@....qualcomm.com>,
	<ath10k@...ts.infradead.org>,
	"John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>,
	<ath9k-devel@...ts.ath9k.org>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 04/11] ath: Remove extern from function prototypes

Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com> writes:

> There are a mix of function prototypes with and without extern
> in the kernel sources.  Standardize on not using extern for
> function prototypes.
>
> Function prototypes don't need to be written with extern.
> extern is assumed by the compiler.  Its use is as unnecessary as
> using auto to declare automatic/local variables in a block.
>
> Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
> ---
>  drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/debug.h  | 8 ++++----
>  drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/common.h | 3 +--
>  drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/debug.h  | 9 ++++-----
>  drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h   | 2 +-
>  4 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

For the ath10k and ath6kl changes:

Acked-by: Kalle Valo <kvalo@....qualcomm.com>

-- 
Kalle Valo
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