linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH] hv: vmbus: mark PM functions as __maybe

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Date:   Thu, 19 Sep 2019 05:15:03 +0000
From:   Dexuan Cui <decui@...rosoft.com>
To:     Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, KY Srinivasan <kys@...rosoft.com>,
        Haiyang Zhang <haiyangz@...rosoft.com>,
        Stephen Hemminger <sthemmin@...rosoft.com>,
        Sasha Levin <sashal@...nel.org>
CC:     Michael Kelley <mikelley@...rosoft.com>,
        "linux-hyperv@...r.kernel.org" <linux-hyperv@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH] hv: vmbus: mark PM functions as __maybe_unused

> From: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2019 1:01 PM
> 
> When CONFIG_PM is disabled, we get a couple of harmless warnings:
> 
> drivers/hv/vmbus_drv.c:918:12: error: unused function 'vmbus_suspend'
> [-Werror,-Wunused-function]
> drivers/hv/vmbus_drv.c:937:12: error: unused function 'vmbus_resume'
> [-Werror,-Wunused-function]
> drivers/hv/vmbus_drv.c:2128:12: error: unused function 'vmbus_bus_suspend'
> [-Werror,-Wunused-function]
> drivers/hv/vmbus_drv.c:2208:12: error: unused function 'vmbus_bus_resume'
> [-Werror,-Wunused-function]
> 
> Mark these functions __maybe_unused to let gcc drop them silently.

Hi Arnd,
Thanks for reporting the issue!

If CONFIG_PM is not set, IMO it's better to comment out these functions. :-)

I'll post a patch for this with you Cc'd.

Thanks,
-- Dexuan