RE: [PATCH] e1000e: add ifdef to avoid dead code

From: Kirsher, Jeffrey T
Date: Tue Jun 16 2020 - 17:20:10 EST


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@xxxxxxxxx>
> On 6/13/20 11:11 PM, Greg Thelen wrote:
> > Commit e086ba2fccda ("e1000e: disable s0ix entry and exit flows for ME
> > systems") added e1000e_check_me() but it's only called from
> > CONFIG_PM_SLEEP protected code. Thus builds without CONFIG_PM_SLEEP
> > see:
> > drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c:137:13: warning:
> > 'e1000e_check_me' defined but not used [-Wunused-function]
> >
> > Add CONFIG_PM_SLEEP ifdef guard to avoid dead code.
> >
> > Fixes: e086ba2fccda ("e1000e: disable s0ix entry and exit flows for ME
> > systems")
> > Signed-off-by: Greg Thelen <gthelen@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c | 2 ++
> > 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
>
> Reviewed-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@xxxxxxxxxx>
[Kirsher, Jeffrey T]

This patch is not necessary, after Arnd's patch. Here is his patch:
http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/project/intel-wired-lan/patch/20200527134716.948148-1-arnd@xxxxxxxx/
and I will be pushing it to Dave's net tree later tonight.