Re: [PATCH] nvram: Only define nvram_mutex where it is used

[Geert Uytterhoeven]

Hi Mukesh,

On Mon, 25 May 2026 at 10:04, Mukesh Kumar Chaurasiya (IBM)
<mkchauras@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> nvram_mutex is currently defined unconditionally, but is only used on
> x86, ppc32 and m68k. This causes an unused symbol warning on other
> architectures.
>
> Restrict the mutex definition to the architectures that actually require
> it and avoid generating unnecessary warnings on the remaining platforms.
>
> Signed-off-by: Mukesh Kumar Chaurasiya (IBM) <mkchauras@xxxxxxxxx>

Thanks for your patch!

This seems to need more coordination in and outside IBM?

[PATCH v5] char/nvram: Remove redundant nvram_mutex
https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260428061540.73668-1-venkat88@xxxxxxxxxxxxx/

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert


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