Re: [PATCH -next] drm/amdgpu: remove set but not used variables 'ret'

[maowenan]

On 2019/6/22 14:02, Julia Lawall wrote:
> 
> 
> On Sat, 22 Jun 2019, Mao Wenan wrote:
> 
>> Fixes gcc '-Wunused-but-set-variable' warning:
>>
>> drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_pmu.c: In function âamdgpu_pmu_initâ:
>> drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_pmu.c:249:6: warning: variable âretâ set but not used [-Wunused-but-set-variable]
>>   int ret = 0;
>>       ^
>>
>> It is never used since introduction in 9c7c85f7ea1f ("drm/amdgpu: add pmu counters")
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Mao Wenan <maowenan@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> ---
>>  drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_pmu.c | 4 +---
>>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_pmu.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_pmu.c
>> index 0e6dba9..0bf4dd9 100644
>> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_pmu.c
>> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_pmu.c
>> @@ -246,12 +246,10 @@ static int init_pmu_by_type(struct amdgpu_device *adev,
>>  /* init amdgpu_pmu */
>>  int amdgpu_pmu_init(struct amdgpu_device *adev)
>>  {
>> -	int ret = 0;
>> -
>>  	switch (adev->asic_type) {
>>  	case CHIP_VEGA20:
>>  		/* init df */
>> -		ret = init_pmu_by_type(adev, df_v3_6_attr_groups,
>> +		init_pmu_by_type(adev, df_v3_6_attr_groups,
>>  				       "DF", "amdgpu_df", PERF_TYPE_AMDGPU_DF,
>>  				       DF_V3_6_MAX_COUNTERS);
> 
> Maybe it would be better to use ret?
> 
> If knowing whether the call has failed is really useless, then maybe the
> return type should be void?

right.

amdgpu_pmu_init() is called by amdgpu_device_init() in drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_device.c,
which will use the return value.
amdgpu_device_init()
	r = amdgpu_pmu_init(adev);


thanks, I will send v2.
> 
> julia
> 
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