linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/9] Drop unnecessary static

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Date:   Tue, 27 Jun 2017 16:47:37 -0700
From:   Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:     Julia Lawall <Julia.Lawall@...6.fr>
Cc:     Linux PM list <linux-pm@...r.kernel.org>,
        kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org,
        Linux mtd <linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, drbd-dev@...ts.linbit.com,
        linux-omap@...r.kernel.org, Hartmut Knaack <knaack.h@....de>,
        Lars-Peter Clausen <lars@...afoo.de>,
        Peter Meerwald-Stadler <pmeerw@...erw.net>,
        linux-input <linux-input@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-iio@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/9] Drop unnecessary static

On Thu, May 4, 2017 at 1:10 PM, Julia Lawall <Julia.Lawall@...6.fr> wrote:
> These patches fix cases where there is a static on a local variable, but
> the variable is either first initialized or never used, on every possible
> execution path through the function.  The static has no benefit, and
> dropping it reduces the code size.
>
> ---
>
>  drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c            |    2 +-
>  drivers/clocksource/timer-fttmr010.c    |    2 +-
>  drivers/iio/accel/hid-sensor-accel-3d.c |    2 +-
>  drivers/mfd/max8925-i2c.c               |    2 +-
>  drivers/mfd/twl4030-irq.c               |    2 +-
>  drivers/mtd/chips/cfi_cmdset_0020.c     |    2 +-
>  drivers/mtd/maps/physmap_of_gemini.c    |    2 +-
>  drivers/power/supply/axp20x_usb_power.c |    2 +-
>  drivers/regulator/palmas-regulator.c    |    2 +-
>  9 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

It looks like most of these were taken. I pinged the other three. Thanks!

-Kees

-- 
Kees Cook
Pixel Security