linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] net: cx89x0: move attribute declaration before struct keyword

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Date:   Mon, 17 Apr 2017 16:09:42 -0400 (EDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...hat.com>
To:     stefan@...er.ch
Cc:     shc_work@...l.ru, jarod@...hat.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: cx89x0: move attribute declaration before struct
 keyword

From: Stefan Agner <stefan@...er.ch>
Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2017 23:20:32 -0700

> The attribute declaration is typically before the definition. Move
> the __maybe_unused attribute declaration before the struct keyword.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Stefan Agner <stefan@...er.ch>

Well, I see if just as often after the variable name too:

net/irda/iriap.c:static const char *const ias_charset_types[] __maybe_unused = {
net/irda/irlap.c:static const char *const lap_reasons[] __maybe_unused = {
net/irda/irlap_event.c:static const char *const irlap_event[] __maybe_unused = {
net/irda/irlmp_event.c:static const char *const irlmp_event[] __maybe_unused = {

Or after the struct:

drivers/net/phy/ste10Xp.c:static struct mdio_device_id __maybe_unused ste10Xp_tbl[] = {
drivers/net/phy/teranetics.c:static struct mdio_device_id __maybe_unused teranetics_tbl[] = {
drivers/net/phy/vitesse.c:static struct mdio_device_id __maybe_unused vitesse_tbl[] = {

So unless we decide tree wide to do it in one order or another, such changes
are largely a waste of time.

Sorry I'm not applying this patch.