linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] net: b44: Remove the unused function __b44_cam

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Date:   Sat, 28 Jan 2023 17:22:47 +0100
From:   Simon Horman <simon.horman@...igine.com>
To:     Jiapeng Chong <jiapeng.chong@...ux.alibaba.com>
Cc:     michael.chan@...adcom.com, davem@...emloft.net,
        edumazet@...gle.com, kuba@...nel.org, pabeni@...hat.com,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Abaci Robot <abaci@...ux.alibaba.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: b44: Remove the unused function __b44_cam_read()

On Sat, Jan 28, 2023 at 05:04:13PM +0800, Jiapeng Chong wrote:
> The function __b44_cam_read() is defined in the b44.c file, but not called
> elsewhere, so remove this unused function.
> 
> drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/b44.c:199:20: warning: unused function '__b44_cam_read'.
> 
> Reported-by: Abaci Robot <abaci@...ux.alibaba.com>
> Link: https://bugzilla.openanolis.cn/show_bug.cgi?id=3858
> Signed-off-by: Jiapeng Chong <jiapeng.chong@...ux.alibaba.com>

Thanks,

This seems to have been the case since '__b44_cam_read' was
created via some refactoring in 2007 by

753f492093da ("[B44]: port to native ssb support")

But I'm not sure this warrants a fixes tag.

Reviewed-by: Simon Horman <simon.horman@...igine.com>