linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 2/2] clocksource/drivers/renesas-ostm: Unconditionally enable reprobe support

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Message-ID: <CAMuHMdUh3oXniR3b_g+SuqXXeB=3YRFSVOONOth7XRNpHC=a8A@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 15 May 2025 07:53:23 +0200
From: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To: kernel test robot <lkp@...el.com>
Cc: Prabhakar <prabhakar.csengg@...il.com>, Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@...aro.org>, 
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>, Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>, 
	Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@...nel.org>, Conor Dooley <conor+dt@...nel.org>, 
	Maxime Coquelin <mcoquelin.stm32@...il.com>, Alexandre Torgue <alexandre.torgue@...s.st.com>, 
	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@...der.be>, Magnus Damm <magnus.damm@...il.com>, 
	Chris Brandt <chris.brandt@...esas.com>, llvm@...ts.linux.dev, 
	oe-kbuild-all@...ts.linux.dev, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, 
	devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-stm32@...md-mailman.stormreply.com, 
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-renesas-soc@...r.kernel.org, 
	Biju Das <biju.das.jz@...renesas.com>, 
	Fabrizio Castro <fabrizio.castro.jz@...esas.com>, 
	Lad Prabhakar <prabhakar.mahadev-lad.rj@...renesas.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 2/2] clocksource/drivers/renesas-ostm: Unconditionally
 enable reprobe support

On Thu, 15 May 2025 at 07:04, kernel test robot <lkp@...el.com> wrote:
> kernel test robot noticed the following build warnings:
>
> [auto build test WARNING on tip/timers/core]
> [also build test WARNING on robh/for-next linus/master v6.15-rc6 next-20250514]
> [cannot apply to daniel-lezcano/clockevents/next]
> [If your patch is applied to the wrong git tree, kindly drop us a note.
> And when submitting patch, we suggest to use '--base' as documented in
> https://git-scm.com/docs/git-format-patch#_base_tree_information]
>
> url:    https://github.com/intel-lab-lkp/linux/commits/Prabhakar/dt-bindings-timer-renesas-ostm-Document-RZ-V2N-R9A09G056-support/20250506-223636
> base:   tip/timers/core
> patch link:    https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250506103152.109525-3-prabhakar.mahadev-lad.rj%40bp.renesas.com
> patch subject: [PATCH v3 2/2] clocksource/drivers/renesas-ostm: Unconditionally enable reprobe support
> config: hexagon-randconfig-001-20250513 (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20250515/202505151255.rCHp8Bvu-lkp@intel.com/config)
> compiler: clang version 21.0.0git (https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project f819f46284f2a79790038e1f6649172789734ae8)
> reproduce (this is a W=1 build): (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20250515/202505151255.rCHp8Bvu-lkp@intel.com/reproduce)
>
> If you fix the issue in a separate patch/commit (i.e. not just a new version of
> the same patch/commit), kindly add following tags
> | Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@...el.com>
> | Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-kbuild-all/202505151255.rCHp8Bvu-lkp@intel.com/
>
> All warnings (new ones prefixed by >>):
>
> >> drivers/clocksource/renesas-ostm.c:235:34: warning: unused variable 'ostm_of_table' [-Wunused-const-variable]
>      235 | static const struct of_device_id ostm_of_table[] = {
>          |                                  ^~~~~~~~~~~~~
>    1 warning generated.
>
>
> vim +/ostm_of_table +235 drivers/clocksource/renesas-ostm.c
>
> 3a3e9f23c2cae9 Biju Das 2021-11-12  234
> 3a3e9f23c2cae9 Biju Das 2021-11-12 @235  static const struct of_device_id ostm_of_table[] = {
> 3a3e9f23c2cae9 Biju Das 2021-11-12  236         { .compatible = "renesas,ostm", },
> 3a3e9f23c2cae9 Biju Das 2021-11-12  237         { /* sentinel */ }
> 3a3e9f23c2cae9 Biju Das 2021-11-12  238  };
> 3a3e9f23c2cae9 Biju Das 2021-11-12  239

The table is unused if CONFIG_OF=n due to

                .of_match_table = of_match_ptr(ostm_of_table),

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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