linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] arm64: arch_timer: avoid unused function warning

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Date:   Wed, 3 Oct 2018 09:22:36 +0100
From:   Marc Zyngier <marc.zyngier@....com>
To:     Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>,
        Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>
Cc:     Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@...aro.org>,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] arm64: arch_timer: avoid unused function warning

On 02/10/18 22:11, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> arm64_1188873_read_cntvct_el0() is protected by the correct
> CONFIG_ARM64_ERRATUM_1188873 #ifdef, but the only reference to it is
> also inside of an CONFIG_ARM_ARCH_TIMER_OOL_WORKAROUND section,
> and causes a warning if that is disabled:
> 
> drivers/clocksource/arm_arch_timer.c:323:20: error: 'arm64_1188873_read_cntvct_el0' defined but not used [-Werror=unused-function]
> 
> Since the erratum requires that we always apply the workaround
> in the timer driver, select that symbol as we do for SoC
> specific errata.
> 
> Fixes: 95b861a4a6d9 ("arm64: arch_timer: Add workaround for ARM erratum 1188873")
> Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>

Acked-by: Marc Zyngier <marc.zyngier@....com>

Thanks,

	M.
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