linux-kernel - Re: [RFC 13/13] [net-next] 8390: xsurf100: avoid including lib8390.c

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Date:   Sun, 16 May 2021 11:04:15 +0200
From:   Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:     Finn Thain <fthain@...egraphics.com.au>
Cc:     Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...nel.org>, netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "Linux/m68k" <linux-m68k@...r.kernel.org>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com>,
        "Maciej W. Rozycki" <macro@...am.me.uk>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Doug Berger <opendmb@...il.com>,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        Sam Creasey <sammy@...my.net>,
        Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@...adoo.fr>,
        Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
        Alexei Starovoitov <ast@...nel.org>,
        Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        Andrii Nakryiko <andriin@...com>,
        Bartosz Golaszewski <bgolaszewski@...libre.com>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        bcm-kernel-feedback-list <bcm-kernel-feedback-list@...adcom.com>,
        Michael Schmitz <schmitzmic@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC 13/13] [net-next] 8390: xsurf100: avoid including lib8390.c

On Sun, May 16, 2021 at 6:24 AM Finn Thain <fthain@...egraphics.com.au> wrote:
> On Sun, 16 May 2021, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> > From: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
> >
> > This driver always warns about unused functions because it includes
> > an file that it doesn't actually need:
>
> I don't think you can omit #include "lib8390.c" here without changing
> driver behaviour, because of the macros in effect.
>
> I think this change would need some actual testing unless you can show
> that the module binary does not change.

Michael posted a similar but different patch a while ago, involving
calling ax_NS8390_reinit():
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-m68k/1528604559-972-3-git-send-email-schmitzmic@gmail.com/

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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