Re: [PATCH 01/12] net: dsa: lantiq_gswip: mark OF related data as maybe unused

[Krzysztof Kozlowski]

On 11/03/2023 19:14, Vladimir Oltean wrote:
> On Sat, Mar 11, 2023 at 06:32:52PM +0100, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>> The driver can be compile tested with !CONFIG_OF making certain data
>> unused:
>>
>>   drivers/net/dsa/lantiq_gswip.c:1888:34: error: ‘xway_gphy_match’ defined but not used [-Werror=unused-const-variable=]
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> ---
> 
> Do you happen to have any context as to why of_match_node() without
> CONFIG_OF is implemented as:
> 
> #define of_match_node(_matches, _node)	NULL
> 
> and not as:
> 
> static inline const struct of_device_id *
> of_match_node(const struct of_device_id *matches,
> 	      const struct device_node *node)
> {
> 	return NULL;
> }
> 
> ?
> 
> Generally, the static inline shim function model is nicer, because it
> allows us to not scatter __maybe_unused all around.

Sorry, I don't follow. I don't touch that wrappers, just fix errors
related to OF device ID tables, although in few cases it is indeed
related to of_match_node.

Best regards,
Krzysztof