linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 1/1] lockdep: Mark chain_hlock_class_idx() with __maybe

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Message-ID: <Z19IYHyBbxf4csGB@smile.fi.intel.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2024 23:21:36 +0200
From: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
To: Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@...il.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, llvm@...ts.linux.dev,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>,
	Waiman Long <longman@...hat.com>,
	Nathan Chancellor <nathan@...nel.org>,
	Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>,
	Bill Wendling <morbo@...gle.com>,
	Justin Stitt <justinstitt@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 1/1] lockdep: Mark chain_hlock_class_idx() with
 __maybe_unused

On Sun, Dec 15, 2024 at 11:55:08AM -0800, Boqun Feng wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 09, 2024 at 07:08:10PM +0200, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > When chain_hlock_class_idx() is unused, it prevents kernel builds with clang,
> > `make W=1` and CONFIG_WERROR=y:
> > 
> > kernel/locking/lockdep.c:435:28: error: unused function 'chain_hlock_class_idx' [-Werror,-Wunused-function]
> > 
> > Fix this by marking it with __maybe_unused.
> > 
> > See also commit 6863f5643dd7 ("kbuild: allow Clang to find unused static
> > inline functions for W=1 build").
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
> 
> This looks fine to me, so I'm going to queue it, but could you do me
> favor if you could share the exact configs that would make
> chain_hlock_class_idx() an unused fuction in kernel/locking/lockdep.c ?

I might harvest this when I come from vacations (some around mid-January).

> I might add these information in commit log.


-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko