linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH v3 04/30] staging: unisys: visorbus: remove unused module parameters

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Message-ID: <46133c49d8d9494fbe5099401c78deb2@US-EXCH13-1.na.uis.unisys.com>
Date:	Wed, 8 Jun 2016 14:42:08 +0000
From:	"Binder, David Anthony" <David.Binder@...sys.com>
To:	Neil Horman <nhorman@...hat.com>
CC:	"Kershner, David A" <David.Kershner@...sys.com>,
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Subject: RE: [PATCH v3 04/30] staging: unisys: visorbus: remove unused module
 parameters

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Neil Horman [mailto:nhorman@...hat.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2016 9:08 AM
> To: Binder, David Anthony <David.Binder@...sys.com>
> Cc: Kershner, David A <David.Kershner@...sys.com>; corbet@....net;
> tglx@...utronix.de; mingo@...hat.com; hpa@...or.com;
> gregkh@...uxfoundation.org; Arfvidson, Erik <Erik.Arfvidson@...sys.com>;
> Sell, Timothy C <Timothy.Sell@...sys.com>; hofrat@...dl.org;
> dzickus@...hat.com; jes.sorensen@...hat.com; Curtin, Alexander Paul
> <Alexander.Curtin@...sys.com>; janani.rvchndrn@...il.com;
> sudipm.mukherjee@...il.com; prarit@...hat.com;
> dan.j.williams@...el.com; linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org; linux-
> doc@...r.kernel.org; driverdev-devel@...uxdriverproject.org; *S-Par-
> Maintainer <SParMaintainer@...sys.com>
> Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 04/30] staging: unisys: visorbus: remove unused
> module parameters
> 
> On Wed, Jun 08, 2016 at 02:13:47AM +0000, Binder, David Anthony wrote:
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Neil Horman [mailto:nhorman@...hat.com]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2016 9:23 AM
> > > To: Kershner, David A <David.Kershner@...sys.com>
> > > Cc: corbet@....net; tglx@...utronix.de; mingo@...hat.com;
> > > hpa@...or.com; gregkh@...uxfoundation.org; Arfvidson, Erik
> > > <Erik.Arfvidson@...sys.com>; Sell, Timothy C
> <Timothy.Sell@...sys.com>;
> > > hofrat@...dl.org; dzickus@...hat.com; jes.sorensen@...hat.com;
> Curtin,
> > > Alexander Paul <Alexander.Curtin@...sys.com>;
> > > janani.rvchndrn@...il.com; sudipm.mukherjee@...il.com;
> > > prarit@...hat.com; Binder, David Anthony <David.Binder@...sys.com>;
> > > dan.j.williams@...el.com; linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org; linux-
> > > doc@...r.kernel.org; driverdev-devel@...uxdriverproject.org; *S-Par-
> > > Maintainer <SParMaintainer@...sys.com>
> > > Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 04/30] staging: unisys: visorbus: remove unused
> > > module parameters
> > >
> > > On Sat, Jun 04, 2016 at 01:27:04PM -0400, David Kershner wrote:
> > > > From: David Binder <david.binder@...sys.com>
> > > >
> > > > Removes unused module parameters from visorbus_main.c, in
> response to
> > > > findings by SonarQube.
> > > >
> > > > Signed-off-by: David Binder <david.binder@...sys.com>
> > > > Signed-off-by: David Kershner <david.kershner@...sys.com>
> > > > Reviewed-by: Tim Sell <Timothy.Sell@...sys.com>
> > > > ---
> > > >  drivers/staging/unisys/visorbus/visorbus_main.c | 9 +--------
> > > >  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 8 deletions(-)
> > > >
> > > > diff --git a/drivers/staging/unisys/visorbus/visorbus_main.c
> > > b/drivers/staging/unisys/visorbus/visorbus_main.c
> > > > index 2ed9628..71bff07 100644
> > > > --- a/drivers/staging/unisys/visorbus/visorbus_main.c
> > > > +++ b/drivers/staging/unisys/visorbus/visorbus_main.c
> > > > @@ -27,10 +27,9 @@
> > > >  #define MYDRVNAME "visorbus"
> > > >
> > > >  /* module parameters */
> > > > -static int visorbus_debug;
> > > >  static int visorbus_forcematch;
> > > >  static int visorbus_forcenomatch;
> > > > -static int visorbus_debugref;
> > > > +
> > > >  #define SERIALLOOPBACKCHANADDR (100 * 1024 * 1024)
> > > >
> > > >  /* Display string that is guaranteed to be no longer the 99 characters*/
> > > > @@ -1332,9 +1331,6 @@ visorbus_exit(void)
> > > >  	remove_bus_type();
> > > >  }
> > > >
> > > > -module_param_named(debug, visorbus_debug, int, S_IRUGO);
> > > > -MODULE_PARM_DESC(visorbus_debug, "1 to debug");
> > > > -
> > > >  module_param_named(forcematch, visorbus_forcematch, int,
> S_IRUGO);
> > > >  MODULE_PARM_DESC(visorbus_forcematch,
> > > >  		 "1 to force a successful dev <--> drv match");
> > > > @@ -1342,6 +1338,3 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(visorbus_forcematch,
> > > >  module_param_named(forcenomatch, visorbus_forcenomatch, int,
> > > S_IRUGO);
> > > >  MODULE_PARM_DESC(visorbus_forcenomatch,
> > > >  		 "1 to force an UNsuccessful dev <--> drv match");
> > > > -
> > > > -module_param_named(debugref, visorbus_debugref, int, S_IRUGO);
> > > > -MODULE_PARM_DESC(visorbus_debugref, "1 to debug reference
> > > counting");
> > >
> > > visorbus_forcematch and visorbus_forcenomatch appear to be
> referenced in
> > > visorbus_match (at least in the HEAD of linus' tree).  If you're going to
> > > remove
> > > the module parameters, why not also remove those references and the
> > > force[no]match variables themselves?
> > >
> > > Neil
> >
> > We presently use visorbus_forcematch and visorbus_forcenomatch for
> > debugging purposes, and therefore decided to keep the variables in
> > the driver.
> >
> Ok, thats fine, but this seems like a half measure then.  This patch removes
> the
> module option for those features, which means that for you to use them,
> you have
> to rebuild the module.  If you have intentions to use it, why not just leave
> the
> module option in place?  If you don't, remove it all the way.
> 
> Neil
> 
> > David Binder

Unless I'm missing something, the patch removes the module parameters for 
visorbus_debug and visorbus_debugref, but it leaves the parameters for 
visorbus_forcematch and visorbus_forcenomatch. 

David Binder