Re: [PATCH v2] staging: greybus: Remove unused header declaration to_fw_mgmt_connection

[Julia Lawall]

On Wed, 14 Oct 2026, Jeremy Dean Clifton wrote:

> Previous commit removing a function definition did not remove the
> function prototype.

Please use proper English.

The commit 3228900f80c2 ("staging: greybus: Remove unused function
'to_fw_mgmt_connection'") removing a function definition did not remove
the function prototype.

>
> commit 3228900f80c2 ("staging: greybus: Remove unused function
> 'to_fw_mgmt_connection'")
>
> Function header declaration needs to be removed after definition
> removal.

This is saying what you did.  It should be in the imperative:

Remove the prototype.

> There is no definition of this function nor is there any place where it
> is called.

Not sure this is needed, since the definition was removed previously.

julia

> Signed-off-by: Jeremy Dean Clifton <deaner92@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> v2: Fix grammar and spelling in commit message.
>
>  drivers/staging/greybus/firmware.h | 1 -
>  1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/greybus/firmware.h b/drivers/staging/greybus/firmware.h
> index 5d2564462ffc..04a67d2d5b8f 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/greybus/firmware.h
> +++ b/drivers/staging/greybus/firmware.h
> @@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
>  /* Firmware Management Protocol specific functions */
>  int fw_mgmt_init(void);
>  void fw_mgmt_exit(void);
> -struct gb_connection *to_fw_mgmt_connection(struct device *dev);
>  int gb_fw_mgmt_request_handler(struct gb_operation *op);
>  int gb_fw_mgmt_connection_init(struct gb_connection *connection);
>  void gb_fw_mgmt_connection_exit(struct gb_connection *connection);
> --
> 2.43.0
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