Re: [PATCH] x86, kprobes: Hide skip_singlestep forward declarationproperly

From: Masami Hiramatsu
Date: Thu Sep 20 2012 - 05:36:47 EST


(2012/09/20 18:25), Ingo Molnar wrote:
>
> * Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> (2012/09/19 22:46), Borislav Petkov wrote:
>>> From: Borislav Petkov <borislav.petkov@xxxxxxx>
>>>
>>> I get
>>>
>>> arch/x86/kernel/kprobes.c:544:23: warning: âskip_singlestepâ declared âstaticâ but never defined [-Wunused-function]
>>>
>>> on tip/auto-latest.
>>>
>>> Hide the forward declaration in the KPROBES_CAN_USE_FTRACE as it
>>> is done in its callsites.
>>
>> Thank you for reporting and fixing :)
>
> Why is a forward declation needed, why isn't the function in the
> proper spot in the file to begin with?

There is no reason, ftrace-related things can also be moved on top.
Borislav, could you move it?

Thanks,

--
Masami HIRAMATSU
Software Platform Research Dept. Linux Technology Center
Hitachi, Ltd., Yokohama Research Laboratory
E-mail: masami.hiramatsu.pt@xxxxxxxxxxx


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