Re: [PATCH v2 08/30] net: wireless: ath: carl9170: Convert 'ar9170_qmap' to inline function

From: Kalle Valo
Date: Mon Aug 31 2020 - 09:56:35 EST


Christian Lamparter <chunkeey@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

> On Thursday, 27 August 2020 11:33:51 CEST Lee Jones wrote:
>> 'ar9170_qmap' is used in some source files which include carl9170.h,
>> but not all of them. A 'defined but not used' warning is thrown when
>> compiling the ones which do not use it.
>>
>> Fixes the following W=1 kernel build warning(s)
>>
>> from drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/carl9170.h:57,
>> In file included from drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/carl9170.h:57,
>> drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/carl9170.h:71:17: warning:
>> ‘ar9170_qmap’ defined but not used [-Wunused-const-variable=]
>>
>> NB: Snipped - lots of these repeat
>>
>> Cc: Christian Lamparter <chunkeey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Cc: Kalle Valo <kvalo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Cc: "David S. Miller" <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Cc: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> Cc: Johannes Berg <johannes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Cc: linux-wireless@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Cc: netdev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Suggested-by: Rasmus Villemoes <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Signed-off-by: Lee Jones <lee.jones@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> ---
>
> For what it's worth:
> Acked-by: Christian Lamparter <chunkeey@xxxxxxxxx>

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