linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] tipc: remove set but not used variable 'no

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Message-ID: <20200721103636.GB1675802@kroah.com>
Date:   Tue, 21 Jul 2020 12:36:36 +0200
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Zheng Yongjun <zhengyongjun3@...wei.com>
Cc:     rafael@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] tipc: remove set but not used variable 'no_warn'

On Tue, Jul 21, 2020 at 04:40:23PM +0800, Zheng Yongjun wrote:
> Fixes gcc '-Wunused-but-set-variable' warning:
> 
> drivers/base/module.c: In function 'module_add_driver':
> drivers/base/module.c:33: warning:
> variable 'no_warn' set but not used [-Wunused-but-set-variable]
> 
> Signed-off-by: Zheng Yongjun <zhengyongjun3@...wei.com>
> ---
>  drivers/base/module.c | 5 ++---
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/base/module.c b/drivers/base/module.c
> index 46ad4d636731..d1060c504c1b 100644
> --- a/drivers/base/module.c
> +++ b/drivers/base/module.c
> @@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ static void module_create_drivers_dir(struct module_kobject *mk)
>  void module_add_driver(struct module *mod, struct device_driver *drv)
>  {
>  	char *driver_name;
> -	int no_warn;
>  	struct module_kobject *mk = NULL;
>  
>  	if (!drv)
> @@ -59,11 +58,11 @@ void module_add_driver(struct module *mod, struct device_driver *drv)
>  		return;
>  
>  	/* Don't check return codes; these calls are idempotent */
> -	no_warn = sysfs_create_link(&drv->p->kobj, &mk->kobj, "module");
> +	sysfs_create_link(&drv->p->kobj, &mk->kobj, "module");

Always test-build your patches before sending them out :(