Re: [PATCH] m68k: avoid xchg() warning

From: Geert Uytterhoeven
Date: Mon Oct 12 2020 - 09:18:59 EST


On Thu, Oct 8, 2020 at 2:34 PM Arnd Bergmann <arnd@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> gcc warns about the value of xchg()/cmpxchg() being unused
> in some cases:
>
> net/core/filter.c: In function 'bpf_clear_redirect_map':
> arch/m68k/include/asm/cmpxchg.h:137:3: warning: value computed is not used [-Wunused-value]
> 106 | #define cmpxchg(ptr, o, n) cmpxchg_local((ptr), (o), (n))
> net/core/filter.c:3595:4: note: in expansion of macro 'cmpxchg'
> 3595 | cmpxchg(&ri->map, map, NULL);
>
> Shut up that warning like we do on other architectures, by
> turning the macro into a statement expression.
>
> Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@xxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
i.e. will queue in the m68k for-v5.11 branch.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

Geert

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