Re: [PATCH] tty/ldsem: Remove unused ldsem_down_write_trylock

From: Jiri Slaby
Date: Wed Jan 22 2025 - 01:17:34 EST


On 22. 01. 25, 2:25, linux@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
From: "Dr. David Alan Gilbert" <linux@xxxxxxxxxxx>

ldsem_down_write_trylock() was added in 2013 by
commit 4898e640caf0 ("tty: Add timed, writer-prioritized rw semaphore")
but hasn't been used.

Remove it.

Right, it was likely added for symmetry. However having untested+unused code is indeed wrong.

Reviewed-by: Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@xxxxxxxxxx>

thanks,
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js
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