Re: [PATCH] drivers: memstick: Mark functionmemstick_debug_get_tpc_name() as static in r592.c

From: Josh Triplett
Date: Sat Dec 14 2013 - 15:46:31 EST


On Sat, Dec 14, 2013 at 06:37:18PM +0530, Rashika Kheria wrote:
> This patch marks the function memstick_debug_get_tpc_name() as static in
> host/r592.c because it is not used outside this file.
>
> Thus, it also eliminates the following warning in host/r592.c:
> drivers/memstick/host/r592.c:50:13: warning: no previous prototype for âmemstick_debug_get_tpc_nameâ [-Wmissing-prototypes]

In this case, memstick_debug_get_tpc_name is exported. However, nothing
in the kernel uses it. Thus, I'd suggest additionally deleting the
EXPORT_SYMBOL for it, leaving it as a static function only used
internally within that file.

> drivers/memstick/host/r592.c | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/memstick/host/r592.c b/drivers/memstick/host/r592.c
> index 31727bf..1cd9307 100644
> --- a/drivers/memstick/host/r592.c
> +++ b/drivers/memstick/host/r592.c
> @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ static const char *tpc_names[] = {
> * memstick_debug_get_tpc_name - debug helper that returns string for
> * a TPC number
> */
> -const char *memstick_debug_get_tpc_name(int tpc)
> +static const char *memstick_debug_get_tpc_name(int tpc)
> {
> return tpc_names[tpc-1];
> }
> --
> 1.7.9.5
>
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