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

From: Dev Jain

Date: Mon Feb 16 2026 - 06:06:24 EST



On 16/02/26 4:24 pm, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> 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>
> ---

Reviewed-by: Dev Jain <dev.jain@xxxxxxx>

> 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)