linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 18/46] kernel: Mark functions as static in sched/fair.c

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Message-ID: <20140227192435.GA27965@twins.programming.kicks-ass.net>
Date:	Thu, 27 Feb 2014 20:24:35 +0100
From:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:	Josh Triplett <josh@...htriplett.org>
Cc:	Rashika Kheria <rashika.kheria@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 18/46] kernel: Mark functions as static in sched/fair.c

On Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 08:03:22AM -0800, Josh Triplett wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 12:58:05PM +0100, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> > On Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 05:20:19PM +0530, Rashika Kheria wrote:
> > > @@ -5266,7 +5266,7 @@ static unsigned long default_scale_smt_power(struct sched_domain *sd, int cpu)
> > >  	return smt_gain;
> > >  }
> > >  
> > > -unsigned long __weak arch_scale_smt_power(struct sched_domain *sd, int cpu)
> > > +static unsigned long arch_scale_smt_power(struct sched_domain *sd, int cpu)
> > >  {
> > >  	return default_scale_smt_power(sd, cpu);
> > >  }
> > 
> > Fuck no; please think before sending.
> > 
> > I'm going to ignore all patches from you henceforth.
> 
> Did you perhaps check, and notice that there are *zero* uses of this
> function in the kernel?  Nothing overrides this weak symbol; it is no
> longer needed.  You removed the one and only user in your commit:

I know that; but you don't get to remove interfaces under the guise of a
static checker and without mention of such in the changelog.

You should bloody well know better.
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