linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 06/20] include: input: elan-i2c-ids: Mark 'elan_acpi_id' as __maybe

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Date:   Thu, 5 Nov 2020 09:13:05 +0000
From:   Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>
To:     Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, dusonlin@....com.tw,
        KT Liao <kt.liao@....com.tw>, linux-input@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 06/20] include: input: elan-i2c-ids: Mark 'elan_acpi_id'
 as __maybe_unused

On Wed, 04 Nov 2020, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:

> Hi Lee,
> 
> On Wed, Nov 04, 2020 at 04:24:13PM +0000, Lee Jones wrote:
> > Some drivers which include 'elan-i2c-ids.h' make use of
> > 'elan_acpi_id', but not all do.  Tell the compiler that this is
> > expected behaviour.
> > 
> > Fixes the following W=1 kernel build warning(s):
> > 
> >  include/linux/input/elan-i2c-ids.h:26:36: warning: ‘elan_acpi_id’ defined but not used [-Wunused-const-variable=]
> > 
> > Cc: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
> > Cc: dusonlin@....com.tw
> > Cc: KT Liao <kt.liao@....com.tw>
> > Cc: linux-input@...r.kernel.org
> > Signed-off-by: Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>
> > ---
> >  include/linux/input/elan-i2c-ids.h | 2 +-
> >  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/include/linux/input/elan-i2c-ids.h b/include/linux/input/elan-i2c-ids.h
> > index 520858d126808..b6976d99b6b75 100644
> > --- a/include/linux/input/elan-i2c-ids.h
> > +++ b/include/linux/input/elan-i2c-ids.h
> > @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
> >  
> >  #include <linux/mod_devicetable.h>
> >  
> > -static const struct acpi_device_id elan_acpi_id[] = {
> > +static const struct acpi_device_id __maybe_unused elan_acpi_id[] = {
> >  	{ "ELAN0000", 0 },
> >  	{ "ELAN0100", 0 },
> >  	{ "ELAN0600", 0 },
> 
> I think I'd prefer something like this instead:
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/input/mouse/elan_i2c_core.c
> b/drivers/input/mouse/elan_i2c_core.c
> index c599e21a8478..65d21a050cea 100644
> --- a/drivers/input/mouse/elan_i2c_core.c
> +++ b/drivers/input/mouse/elan_i2c_core.c
> @@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
>  #include <linux/completion.h>
>  #include <linux/of.h>
>  #include <linux/property.h>
> -#include <linux/input/elan-i2c-ids.h>
>  #include <linux/regulator/consumer.h>
>  #include <asm/unaligned.h>
> 
> @@ -1413,6 +1412,7 @@ static const struct i2c_device_id elan_id[] = {
>  MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(i2c, elan_id);
> 
>  #ifdef CONFIG_ACPI
> +#include <linux/input/elan-i2c-ids.h>
>  MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(acpi, elan_acpi_id);
>  #endif

Moving an #include file to the bottom of a source file, really?

I can do as you wish, but it's a pretty 'interesting' solution. :)

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