[PATCH] x86/cpu: Remove unnecessary __maybe_unused annotations
From: Thorsten Blum
Date: Tue Jun 30 2026 - 04:31:35 EST
Remove __maybe_unused from variables and functions that are referenced
unconditionally.
Signed-off-by: Thorsten Blum <thorsten.blum@xxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c | 2 +-
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/amd.c | 3 +--
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/topology_common.c | 2 +-
3 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
index a3df21d26460..63cab0554bc6 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
@@ -1651,7 +1651,7 @@ static inline bool parse_set_clear_cpuid(char *arg, bool set)
int taint = 0;
while (arg) {
- bool found __maybe_unused = false;
+ bool found = false;
unsigned int bit;
opt = strsep(&arg, ",");
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/amd.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/amd.c
index 531dfb771c8b..6cdc410e7547 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/amd.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/amd.c
@@ -136,8 +136,7 @@ struct cont_desc {
* Microcode patch container file is prepended to the initrd in cpio
* format. See Documentation/arch/x86/microcode.rst
*/
-static const char
-ucode_path[] __maybe_unused = "kernel/x86/microcode/AuthenticAMD.bin";
+static const char ucode_path[] = "kernel/x86/microcode/AuthenticAMD.bin";
/*
* This is CPUID(1).EAX on the BSP. It is used in two ways:
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/topology_common.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/topology_common.c
index cf7513416b70..f0b0a91fcf0f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/topology_common.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/topology_common.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ const char *get_topology_cpu_type_name(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
}
}
-static unsigned int __maybe_unused parse_num_cores_legacy(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
+static unsigned int parse_num_cores_legacy(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
{
struct {
u32 cache_type : 5,