RE: [PATCH char-misc-next] misc: microchip: pci1xxxx: use DEFINE_SIMPLE_DEV_PM_OPS() in place of the SIMPLE_DEV_PM_OPS() in pci1xxxx's gpio driver

From: Kumaravel.Thiagarajan
Date: Thu Sep 15 2022 - 05:56:18 EST


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bagas Sanjaya <bagasdotme@xxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2022 7:30 AM
> To: Kumaravel Thiagarajan - I21417
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> Subject: Re: [PATCH char-misc-next] misc: microchip: pci1xxxx: use
> DEFINE_SIMPLE_DEV_PM_OPS() in place of the SIMPLE_DEV_PM_OPS() in
> pci1xxxx's gpio driver
>
> On 9/14/22 01:27, Kumaravel.Thiagarajan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> >> On 9/12/22 18:36, Kumaravel Thiagarajan wrote:
> >>> build errors listed below and reported for the builds of riscv,
> >>> s390, csky, alpha and loongarch allmodconfig are fixed in this patch.
> >>>
> >>> drivers/misc/mchp_pci1xxxx/mchp_pci1xxxx_gpio.c:311:12: error:
> >> 'pci1xxxx_gpio_resume' defined but not used [-Werror=unused-function]
> >>> 311 | static int pci1xxxx_gpio_resume(struct device *dev)
> >>> | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >>> drivers/misc/mchp_pci1xxxx/mchp_pci1xxxx_gpio.c:295:12: error:
> >> 'pci1xxxx_gpio_suspend' defined but not used
> >> [-Werror=unused-function]
> >>> 295 | static int pci1xxxx_gpio_suspend(struct device *dev)
> >>> | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >>>
> >>
> >> What about this description?:
> >>
> >> "Sudip reported unused function errors on riscv, s390, cksy, alpha,
> >> and loongarch (allmodconfig):
> >> <pci1xxxx_gpio_* errors>...
> >>
> >> Fix these errors by using DEFINE_SIMPLE_DEV_PM_OPS."
> > It looks good even though it does not include all the details.
> > But is not how much of detail good enough subjective?
> > I thought some might be looking for more information and chose this way.
> > Do you think I need to change this? Please let me know.
>
> Yes, with full error text as Sudip had reported.
Yes. I had included his name only in the Reported-by: tag and missed it in the commit
description. I have fixed it in v2.

Thank You.

Regards,
Kumaravel