Re: [PATCH 2/2] ath: Make ath_printk void not int and remove unusedstruct ath_common *

From: John W. Linville
Date: Mon Aug 29 2011 - 14:15:28 EST


On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 01:56:39AM -0700, Joe Perches wrote:
> Changing the return type and removing the unused argument from
> ath_printk reduces code size.
>
> Add an __always_unused struct ath_common * to the macros
> that call ath_printk to avoid unused variable warnings.
>
> $ size drivers/net/wireless/ath/built-in.o*
> text data bss dec hex filename
> 1159859 16235 212000 1388094 152e3e drivers/net/wireless/ath/built-in.o.new
> 1164175 16235 212032 1392442 153f3a drivers/net/wireless/ath/built-in.o.old
>
> Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath.h | 27 ++++++++++++++++-----------
> drivers/net/wireless/ath/main.c | 8 ++------
> 2 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath.h
> index a3f8505..9891fb6 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath.h
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath.h
> @@ -178,24 +178,29 @@ bool ath_hw_keyreset(struct ath_common *common, u16 entry);
> void ath_hw_cycle_counters_update(struct ath_common *common);
> int32_t ath_hw_get_listen_time(struct ath_common *common);
>
> -extern __attribute__((format (printf, 3, 4)))
> -int ath_printk(const char *level, struct ath_common *common,
> - const char *fmt, ...);
> +extern __attribute__((format (printf, 2, 3)))
> +void ath_printk(const char *level, const char *fmt, ...);
> +
> +#define _ath_printk(level, common, fmt, ...) \
> +do { \
> + __always_unused struct ath_common *unused = common; \
> + ath_printk(level, fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__); \
> +} while (0)
>
> #define ath_emerg(common, fmt, ...) \
> - ath_printk(KERN_EMERG, common, fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
> + _ath_printk(KERN_EMERG, common, fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
> #define ath_alert(common, fmt, ...) \
> - ath_printk(KERN_ALERT, common, fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
> + _ath_printk(KERN_ALERT, common, fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
> #define ath_crit(common, fmt, ...) \
> - ath_printk(KERN_CRIT, common, fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
> + _ath_printk(KERN_CRIT, common, fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
> #define ath_err(common, fmt, ...) \
> - ath_printk(KERN_ERR, common, fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
> + _ath_printk(KERN_ERR, common, fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
> #define ath_warn(common, fmt, ...) \
> - ath_printk(KERN_WARNING, common, fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
> + _ath_printk(KERN_WARNING, common, fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
> #define ath_notice(common, fmt, ...) \
> - ath_printk(KERN_NOTICE, common, fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
> + _ath_printk(KERN_NOTICE, common, fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
> #define ath_info(common, fmt, ...) \
> - ath_printk(KERN_INFO, common, fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
> + _ath_printk(KERN_INFO, common, fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
>
> /**
> * enum ath_debug_level - atheros wireless debug level

Any reason to preserve all these "common" args?

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