[PATCH] [v3] arm64: hugetlbpage: avoid unused-but-set-parameter warning (gcc-16)

From: Arnd Bergmann

Date: Mon Feb 16 2026 - 05:55:17 EST


From: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@xxxxxxxx>

gcc-16 warns about an instance that older compilers did not:

arch/arm64/mm/hugetlbpage.c: In function 'huge_pte_clear':
arch/arm64/mm/hugetlbpage.c:369:57: error: parameter 'addr' set but not used [-Werror=unused-but-set-parameter=]

The issue here is that __pte_clear() does not actually use its second
argument, but when CONFIG_ARM64_CONTPTE is enabled it still gets
updated.

Replace the macro with an inline function to let the compiler see
the argument getting passed down.

Suggested-by: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@xxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@xxxxxxxx>
---
v3: rephrase changelog text
v2: replace my original patch with Catalin's suggestion
---
arch/arm64/include/asm/pgtable.h | 9 +++++++--
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/pgtable.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/pgtable.h
index a17eb8a76788..b3e58735c49b 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/pgtable.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/pgtable.h
@@ -144,8 +144,6 @@ static inline pteval_t __phys_to_pte_val(phys_addr_t phys)
__pte(__phys_to_pte_val((phys_addr_t)(pfn) << PAGE_SHIFT) | pgprot_val(prot))

#define pte_none(pte) (!pte_val(pte))
-#define __pte_clear(mm, addr, ptep) \
- __set_pte(ptep, __pte(0))
#define pte_page(pte) (pfn_to_page(pte_pfn(pte)))

/*
@@ -1284,6 +1282,13 @@ static inline bool pud_user_accessible_page(pud_t pud, unsigned long addr)
/*
* Atomic pte/pmd modifications.
*/
+
+static inline void __pte_clear(struct mm_struct *mm,
+ unsigned long addr, pte_t *ptep)
+{
+ __set_pte(ptep, __pte(0));
+}
+
static inline int __ptep_test_and_clear_young(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
unsigned long address,
pte_t *ptep)
--
2.39.5