Re: [PATCH] hwmon: (core) Avoid ifdef in C source file

[Guenter Roeck]

On Fri, Nov 15, 2024 at 08:31:29AM -0800, Guenter Roeck wrote:
> Hi Thomas,
> 
> On Wed, Nov 13, 2024 at 05:39:16AM +0100, Thomas Weißschuh wrote:
> > Using an #ifdef in a C source files to have different definitions
> > of the same symbol makes the code harder to read and understand.
> > Furthermore it makes it harder to test compilation of the different
> > branches.
> > 
> > Replace the ifdeffery with IS_ENABLED() which is just a normal
> > conditional.
> > The resulting binary is still the same as before as the compiler
> > optimizes away all the unused code and definitions.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Thomas Weißschuh <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> 
> I decided to apply the patch despite my concerns about the lack
> of dummy functions. Let's see if it blows up in our face; if so,
> I'll revert it.

Ah, no, that didn't work, because if CONFIG_THERMAL=n there isn't
even an external declaration for thermal_zone_device_update().

Guenter