linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH -next] module: Remove unused macros module_addr

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Date:   Mon, 3 Oct 2022 16:43:44 -0700
From:   Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@...nel.org>
To:     Miroslav Benes <mbenes@...e.cz>
Cc:     Chen Zhongjin <chenzhongjin@...wei.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-modules@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH -next] module: Remove unused macros module_addr_min/max

On Fri, Sep 30, 2022 at 01:37:25PM +0200, Miroslav Benes wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On Sat, 24 Sep 2022, Chen Zhongjin wrote:
> 
> > Unused macros reported by [-Wunused-macros].
> > 
> > These macros are introduced to record the bound address of modules.
> > 
> > '80b8bf436990 ("module: Always have struct mod_tree_root")'
> > This commit has made struct mod_tree_root always exist, which means
> > we can always referencing mod_tree derectly rather than using this
> > macro.
> > 
> > So they are useless, remove them for code cleaning.
> 
> a nit, but I would rephrase the changelog a bit...
> 
> "
> Commit 80b8bf436990 ("module: Always have struct mod_tree_root") made 
> "struct mod_tree_root" always present and its members addr_min and 
> addr_max can be directly accessed.
> 
> Macros module_addr_min and module_addr_min are not used anymore, so remove 
> them.
> "
> 
> > Signed-off-by: Chen Zhongjin <chenzhongjin@...wei.com>
> 
> Anyway
> 
> Reviewed-by: Miroslav Benes <mbenes@...e.cz>

Thanks all, I've changed the commit message as suggested by Miroslav,
and will queue this up for 6.2.

  Luis