Re: [PATCH] rtlwifi: rtl8192se: Remove the unused variable bcntime_cfg

From: Simon Horman
Date: Wed Mar 01 2023 - 05:39:29 EST


On Wed, Mar 01, 2023 at 12:32:38AM +0000, Ping-Ke Shih wrote:
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>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Simon Horman <simon.horman@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2023 7:07 PM
> > To: Jiapeng Chong <jiapeng.chong@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@xxxxxxxxxxx>; kvalo@xxxxxxxxxx; davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; edumazet@xxxxxxxxxx;
> > kuba@xxxxxxxxxx; pabeni@xxxxxxxxxx; linux-wireless@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; netdev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx;
> > linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Abaci Robot <abaci@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: Re: [PATCH] rtlwifi: rtl8192se: Remove the unused variable bcntime_cfg
> >
> > On Tue, Feb 28, 2023 at 10:11:32AM +0800, Jiapeng Chong wrote:
> > > Variable bcntime_cfg is not effectively used, so delete it.
> > >
> > > drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8192se/hw.c:1555:6: warning: variable 'bcntime_cfg' set but not
> > used.
> > >
> > > Reported-by: Abaci Robot <abaci@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Link: https://bugzilla.openanolis.cn/show_bug.cgi?id=4240
> > > Signed-off-by: Jiapeng Chong <jiapeng.chong@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > Hi Jiapeng Chong,
> >
> > this looks good to me.
> >
> > Reviewed-by: Simon Horman <simon.horman@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > While reviewing this gcc 12.2.0 told me:
> >
> > drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8192se/hw.c:1555:25: error: unused variable 'bcn_ifs'
> > [-Werror=unused-variable]
> > 1555 | u16 bcn_cw = 6, bcn_ifs = 0xf;
> > | ^~~~~~~
> > drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8192se/hw.c:1555:13: error: unused variable 'bcn_cw'
> > [-Werror=unused-variable]
> > 1555 | u16 bcn_cw = 6, bcn_ifs = 0xf;
> > | ^~~~~~
> >
> > So perhaps you could consider sending another patch to remove them too.
> >
>
> These errors are introduced by this patch, so please fix them together by this
> patch.

Yes, indeed. Sorry for missing that important point.
Had I noticed it my advice would have been the same as yours.