linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] pinctrl: armada-37xx: remove unused variable

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Message-ID: <CACRpkdbAfBXMbgiG3avQ7CUwZdoY1_qGJt-tq-sDLoR4z0zOew@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Fri, 3 Nov 2017 08:46:06 +0100
From:   Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
To:     Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Cc:     Jason Cooper <jason@...edaemon.net>, Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
        Gregory Clement <gregory.clement@...e-electrons.com>,
        Sebastian Hesselbarth <sebastian.hesselbarth@...il.com>,
        Ken Ma <make@...vell.com>, Thierry Reding <treding@...dia.com>,
        "linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
        <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        "linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org" <linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] pinctrl: armada-37xx: remove unused variable

On Thu, Nov 2, 2017 at 3:29 PM, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de> wrote:

> A cleanup left behind a temporary variable that is now unused:
>
> drivers/pinctrl/mvebu/pinctrl-armada-37xx.c: In function 'armada_37xx_irq_startup':
> drivers/pinctrl/mvebu/pinctrl-armada-37xx.c:693:20: error: unused variable 'chip' [-Werror=unused-variable]
>
> This removes the declarations as well.
>
> Fixes: 3ee9e605caea ("pinctrl: armada-37xx: Stop using struct gpio_chip.irq_base")
> Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>

It is used on the head of development, so it's fixed in -next.

Is it such a big issue for v4.14 that you think I should send it
to Torvalds as a fix at this point or can I just leave it?

Yours,
Linus Walleij