[patch RFC 03/29] printk: Remove write only variable nr_ext_console_drivers

From: Thomas Gleixner
Date: Sat Sep 10 2022 - 18:28:20 EST


Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/printk/printk.c | 9 ---------
1 file changed, 9 deletions(-)

--- a/kernel/printk/printk.c
+++ b/kernel/printk/printk.c
@@ -220,9 +220,6 @@ int devkmsg_sysctl_set_loglvl(struct ctl
}
#endif /* CONFIG_PRINTK && CONFIG_SYSCTL */

-/* Number of registered extended console drivers. */
-static int nr_ext_console_drivers;
-
/*
* Helper macros to handle lockdep when locking/unlocking console_sem. We use
* macros instead of functions so that _RET_IP_ contains useful information.
@@ -3188,9 +3185,6 @@ void register_console(struct console *ne
console_drivers->next = newcon;
}

- if (newcon->flags & CON_EXTENDED)
- nr_ext_console_drivers++;
-
newcon->dropped = 0;
if (newcon->flags & CON_PRINTBUFFER) {
/* Get a consistent copy of @syslog_seq. */
@@ -3256,9 +3250,6 @@ int unregister_console(struct console *c
if (res)
goto out_disable_unlock;

- if (console->flags & CON_EXTENDED)
- nr_ext_console_drivers--;
-
/*
* If this isn't the last console and it has CON_CONSDEV set, we
* need to set it on the next preferred console.