linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] pty: define and set show

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Date:   Mon, 2 Mar 2020 11:51:53 +0100
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Tobias Klauser <tklauser@...tanz.ch>
Cc:     Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] pty: define and set show_fdinfo only if procfs is
 enabled

On Mon, Mar 02, 2020 at 11:49:53AM +0100, Tobias Klauser wrote:
> Follow the pattern used with other *_show_fdinfo functions and only
> define and use pty_show_fdinfo if CONFIG_PROC_FS is set.

if proc_fs is not set, it will not be used anyway, right?

I'd rather keep #ifdef out of the .c files than add this.  How much
memory does it save, and are you using a system without procfs that
needs this savings?

thanks,

greg k-h