Re: [PATCH -next] PCI: rpaphp: remove set but not used variable 'value'

[Tyrel Datwyler]

On 3/12/20 7:41 AM, Bjorn Helgaas wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 12, 2020 at 09:38:02AM -0500, Bjorn Helgaas wrote:
>> On Thu, Mar 12, 2020 at 10:04:12PM +0800, Chen Zhou wrote:
>>> Fixes gcc '-Wunused-but-set-variable' warning:
>>>
>>> drivers/pci/hotplug/rpaphp_core.c: In function is_php_type:
>>> drivers/pci/hotplug/rpaphp_core.c:291:16: warning:
>>> 	variable value set but not used [-Wunused-but-set-variable]
>>>
>>> Reported-by: Hulk Robot <hulkci@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Signed-off-by: Chen Zhou <chenzhou10@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>
>> Michael, if you want this:
>>
>> Acked-by: Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>
>> If you don't mind, edit the subject to follow the convention, e.g.,
>>
>>   PCI: rpaphp: Remove unused variable 'value'
>>
>> Apparently simple_strtoul() is deprecated and we're supposed to use
>> kstrtoul() instead.  Looks like kstrtoul() might simplify the code a
>> little, too, e.g.,
>>
>>   if (kstrtoul(drc_type, 0, &value) == 0)
>>     return 1;
>>
>>   return 0;
> 
> I guess there are several other uses of simple_strtoul() in this file.
> Not sure if it's worth changing them all, just this one, or just the
> patch below as-is.

If we are going to change one might as well do them all at once. If the original
submitter wants to send the follow up that is fine, or I can send a patch when I
have a minute.

-Tyrel

> 
>>> ---
>>>  drivers/pci/hotplug/rpaphp_core.c | 3 +--
>>>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/drivers/pci/hotplug/rpaphp_core.c b/drivers/pci/hotplug/rpaphp_core.c
>>> index e408e40..5d871ef 100644
>>> --- a/drivers/pci/hotplug/rpaphp_core.c
>>> +++ b/drivers/pci/hotplug/rpaphp_core.c
>>> @@ -288,11 +288,10 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rpaphp_check_drc_props);
>>>  
>>>  static int is_php_type(char *drc_type)
>>>  {
>>> -	unsigned long value;
>>>  	char *endptr;
>>>  
>>>  	/* PCI Hotplug nodes have an integer for drc_type */
>>> -	value = simple_strtoul(drc_type, &endptr, 10);
>>> +	simple_strtoul(drc_type, &endptr, 10);
>>>  	if (endptr == drc_type)
>>>  		return 0;
>>>  
>>> -- 
>>> 2.7.4
>>>