[PATCH v2 08/13] cpufreq: acpi-cpufreq: Mark 'dummy' variable as __always_unused

From: Lee Jones
Date: Wed Jul 15 2020 - 04:26:53 EST


If we fail to use a variable, even a 'dummy' one, then the compiler
complains that it is set but not used. We know this is fine, so we
set it as __always_unused to let the compiler know.

Fixes the following W=1 kernel build warning(s):

drivers/cpufreq/acpi-cpufreq.c: In function âcpu_freq_read_intelâ:
drivers/cpufreq/acpi-cpufreq.c:247:11: warning: variable âdummyâ set but not used [-Wunused-but-set-variable]
drivers/cpufreq/acpi-cpufreq.c: In function âcpu_freq_read_amdâ:
drivers/cpufreq/acpi-cpufreq.c:265:11: warning: variable âdummyâ set but not used [-Wunused-but-set-variable]

Cc: Andy Grover <andrew.grover@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Paul Diefenbaugh <paul.s.diefenbaugh@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Dominik Brodowski <linux@xxxxxxxx>
Cc: Denis Sadykov <denis.m.sadykov@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Lee Jones <lee.jones@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/cpufreq/acpi-cpufreq.c | 4 ++--
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/acpi-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/acpi-cpufreq.c
index 429e5a36c08a9..6b3d8355c8dea 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/acpi-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/acpi-cpufreq.c
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ static unsigned extract_freq(struct cpufreq_policy *policy, u32 val)

static u32 cpu_freq_read_intel(struct acpi_pct_register *not_used)
{
- u32 val, dummy;
+ u32 val, dummy __always_unused;

rdmsr(MSR_IA32_PERF_CTL, val, dummy);
return val;
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ static void cpu_freq_write_intel(struct acpi_pct_register *not_used, u32 val)

static u32 cpu_freq_read_amd(struct acpi_pct_register *not_used)
{
- u32 val, dummy;
+ u32 val, dummy __always_unused;

rdmsr(MSR_AMD_PERF_CTL, val, dummy);
return val;
--
2.25.1