RE: [PATCH v3 04/27] ocxl: Remove unnecessary externs

[Alastair D'Silva]

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> Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 04/27] ocxl: Remove unnecessary externs
> 
> On 02/21/20 at 02:26pm, Alastair D'Silva wrote:
> > From: Alastair D'Silva <alastair@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > Function declarations don't need externs, remove the existing ones so
> > they are consistent with newer code
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Alastair D'Silva <alastair@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> >  arch/powerpc/include/asm/pnv-ocxl.h | 32 ++++++++++++++---------------
> >  include/misc/ocxl.h                 |  6 +++---
> >  2 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/pnv-ocxl.h
> > b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/pnv-ocxl.h
> > index 0b2a6707e555..b23c99bc0c84 100644
> > --- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/pnv-ocxl.h
> > +++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/pnv-ocxl.h
> > @@ -9,29 +9,27 @@
> >  #define PNV_OCXL_TL_BITS_PER_RATE       4
> >  #define PNV_OCXL_TL_RATE_BUF_SIZE
> ((PNV_OCXL_TL_MAX_TEMPLATE+1) * PNV_OCXL_TL_BITS_PER_RATE / 8)
> >
> > -extern int pnv_ocxl_get_actag(struct pci_dev *dev, u16 *base, u16
> *enabled,
> > -			u16 *supported);
> 
> It works w or w/o extern when declare functions. Searching 'extern'
> under include can find so many functions with 'extern' adding. Do we have
a
> explicit standard if we should add or remove 'exter' in function
declaration?
> 
> I have no objection to this patch, just want to make clear so that I can
handle
> it w/o confusion.
> 
> Thanks
> Baoquan
> 

For the OpenCAPI driver, we have settled on not having 'extern' on
functions.

I don't think I've seen a standard that supports or refutes this, but it
does not value add.

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