linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] mm: Drop useless local parameters of __register_one

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Message-ID: <96d20c3c-8f4f-416e-edb7-7bc36fc3827b@cn.fujitsu.com>
Date:   Tue, 25 Jul 2017 19:15:42 +0800
From:   Dou Liyang <douly.fnst@...fujitsu.com>
To:     Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
        <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
CC:     David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>,
        Michal Hocko <mhocko@...nel.org>,
        <isimatu.yasuaki@...fujitsu.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] mm: Drop useless local parameters of
 __register_one_node()

Hi Michael,

At 07/25/2017 05:09 PM, Michael Ellerman wrote:
> Dou Liyang <douly.fnst@...fujitsu.com> writes:
>
>> ... initializes local parameters "p_node" & "parent" for
>> register_node().
>>
>> But, register_node() does not use them.
>>
>> Remove the related code of "parent" node, cleanup __register_one_node()
>> and register_node().
>>
>> Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
>> Cc: David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>
>> Cc: Michal Hocko <mhocko@...nel.org>
>> Cc: isimatu.yasuaki@...fujitsu.com
>> Signed-off-by: Dou Liyang <douly.fnst@...fujitsu.com>
>> Acked-by: David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>
>> ---
>> V1 --> V2:
>> Rebase it on
>> git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/next/linux-next.git akpm
>>
>>  drivers/base/node.c | 9 ++-------
>>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
>
> That appears to be the last user of parent_node().

Oops, yes, it is the last one.

>
> Can we start removing it from the topology.h headers for each arch?
>

Yes, I think so.

Thanks,
	dou.

> cheers
>
>
>