linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] misc: sram: remove useless #ifdef

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Date:   Wed, 30 Nov 2016 15:44:55 +0100
From:   Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
To:     Vladimir Zapolskiy <vz@...ia.com>
Cc:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...e-electrons.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Marcin Wojtas <mw@...ihalf.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] misc: sram: remove useless #ifdef

On Tuesday, November 22, 2016 7:47:52 PM CET Vladimir Zapolskiy wrote:
> 
> On 11/22/2016 04:30 PM, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> > A recent patch added a new function that is now unused whenever
> > CONFIG_OF is disabled:
> >
> > drivers/misc/sram.c:342:12: error: 'atmel_securam_wait' defined but not used [-Werror=unused-function]
> >
> > There is actually no reason for the #ifdef, because the driver
> > currently cannot be used in a meaningful way without CONFIG_OF,
> > and there is no compile-time dependency.
> >
> > Removing that #ifdef and the respective of_match_ptr() avoids the
> > warning and simplifies the driver slightly.
> >
> > Fixes: 2ae2e28852f2 ("misc: sram: add Atmel securam support")
> 
> I can not find the referenced commit on Torvald's branch,
> won't it be rebased and get a changed commit hash after merge?
> 
> > Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
> > ---
> 
> The change itself is good, thank you for the fix.
> 
> Reviewed-by: Vladimir Zapolskiy <vz@...ia.com>
> 

Applied on arm-soc/next/drivers now, thanks.

	Arnd