linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 03/11] swiotlb-xen: add struct device* parameter to xen_phys_to

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Message-ID: <20200608070507.GB15742@infradead.org>
Date:   Mon, 8 Jun 2020 00:05:07 -0700
From:   Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
To:     Stefano Stabellini <sstabellini@...nel.org>
Cc:     jgross@...e.com, boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com,
        konrad.wilk@...cle.com, xen-devel@...ts.xenproject.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, tamas@...engyel.com,
        roman@...eda.com,
        Stefano Stabellini <stefano.stabellini@...inx.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 03/11] swiotlb-xen: add struct device* parameter to
 xen_phys_to_bus

On Wed, Jun 03, 2020 at 03:22:39PM -0700, Stefano Stabellini wrote:
> From: Stefano Stabellini <stefano.stabellini@...inx.com>
> 
> The parameter is unused in this patch.
> No functional changes.

This looks weird.  I'm pretty sure you are going to use it later, but
why not just add the argument when it actually is used?