Re: [PATCH v1 01/10] compiler-context-analysis: Avoid unused parameter warning in _context_unsafe_alias()

[Bart Van Assche]

On 10/13/26 3:10 PM, Ian Rogers wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 13, 2026 at 12:44 PM Bart Van Assche <bvanassche@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On 10/13/26 11:24 AM, Ian Rogers wrote:
> > > diff --git a/include/linux/compiler-context-analysis.h b/include/linux/compiler-context-analysis.h
> > > index 8302ebc2ea8c..024e303188ad 100644
> > > --- a/include/linux/compiler-context-analysis.h
> > > +++ b/include/linux/compiler-context-analysis.h
> > > @@ -243,7 +243,7 @@
> > >     * alias as a function argument).
> > >     */
> > >    #define context_unsafe_alias(p) _context_unsafe_alias((void **)&(p))
> > > -static inline void _context_unsafe_alias(void **p) { }
> > > +static inline void _context_unsafe_alias(void **p) { (void)p; }
> >
> > Why a void cast instead of __attribute__((unused))?
>
> I agree; unfortunately, the macro isn't declared before this header
> change needs it and I wanted to minimize the change.

Hmm ... as far as I know __attribute__() is not a macro.

Thanks,

Bart.