linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] scsi: arm: cumana

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Date:	Sat, 20 Dec 2014 17:39:04 +0000
From:	Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@....linux.org.uk>
To:	James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@...senPartnership.com>
Cc:	Michael Schmitz <schmitzmic@...il.com>, linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org,
	Rickard Strandqvist <rickard_strandqvist@...ctrumdigital.se>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Finn Thain <fthain@...egraphics.com.au>,
	Jeremiah Mahler <jmmahler@...il.com>,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] scsi: arm: cumana_1.c:  Remove unused function

On Sat, Dec 20, 2014 at 09:35:53AM -0800, James Bottomley wrote:
> On Sat, 2014-12-20 at 16:58 +0000, Russell King - ARM Linux wrote:
> > On Sat, Dec 20, 2014 at 08:50:45AM -0800, Jeremiah Mahler wrote:
> > > On Sat, Dec 20, 2014 at 05:36:15PM +0100, Rickard Strandqvist wrote:
> > > > Remove the function cumanascsi_setup() that is not used anywhere.
> > > > 
> > > > This was partially found by using a static code analysis program called cppcheck.
> > > > 
> > > > Signed-off-by: Rickard Strandqvist <rickard_strandqvist@...ctrumdigital.se>
> > >
> > > You can blame Linus for this one :-)
> > > 
> > > ~/linux-next$ git blame -L 38,40 drivers/scsi/arm/cumana_1.c 
> > > ^1da177e (Linus Torvalds 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700 38) void
> > > cumanascsi_setup(char *str, int *ints)
> > > ^1da177e (Linus Torvalds 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700 39) {
> > > ^1da177e (Linus Torvalds 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700 40) }
> > > ~/linux-next$
> > 
> > Great, that gets me off the hook :)
> 
> Well, no, it doesn't: 1da177e is the git tree root commit which was
> created by importing the existing bitkeeper version 2.6.12-rc2 into git.
> It means this code predates the git import.  You might be able to chase
> it through the history tree if you want, but that only goes back as far
> as bitkeeper history.

James, please see the smilie on the end of the comment, I wasn't being
serious.  Thanks.

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