linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] fs/pipe: Delete unused do_pipe

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Date:   Wed, 11 Jan 2023 03:14:46 +0000
From:   Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>
To:     Chengming Zhou <zhouchengming@...edance.com>
Cc:     linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] fs/pipe: Delete unused do_pipe_flags()

On Wed, Jan 11, 2023 at 11:05:47AM +0800, Chengming Zhou wrote:
> It looks like do_pipe_flags() is not used anywhere and not exported
> too, so delete it. No any functional changes.

What do you mean, not used anywhere?

<checks>

; git grep -n -w do_pipe_flags
arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c:1315:       int res = do_pipe_flags(fd, 0);
arch/ia64/kernel/sys_ia64.c:109:        retval = do_pipe_flags(fd, 0);
arch/mips/kernel/syscall.c:54:  int error = do_pipe_flags(fd, 0);
arch/sh/kernel/sys_sh32.c:31:   error = do_pipe_flags(fd, 0);
arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc_32.c:81:    error = do_pipe_flags(fd, 0);
arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc_64.c:319:   error = do_pipe_flags(fd, 0);
fs/pipe.c:989:int do_pipe_flags(int *fd, int flags)
include/linux/fs.h:3019:extern int do_pipe_flags(int *, int);
;

A bunch of callers, and it's easy to check that they are not
ifdefed out, etc. - normal live code...