RE: [PATCH char-misc-next] misc: microchip: pci1xxxx: use DEFINE_SIMPLE_DEV_PM_OPS() in place of the SIMPLE_DEV_PM_OPS() in pci1xxxx's gpio driver

From: Kumaravel.Thiagarajan
Date: Tue Sep 13 2022 - 14:47:52 EST


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> From: Bagas Sanjaya <bagasdotme@xxxxxxxxx>
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> To: Kumaravel Thiagarajan - I21417
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> Subject: Re: [PATCH char-misc-next] misc: microchip: pci1xxxx: use
> DEFINE_SIMPLE_DEV_PM_OPS() in place of the SIMPLE_DEV_PM_OPS() in
> pci1xxxx's gpio driver
>
> On 9/12/22 18:36, Kumaravel Thiagarajan wrote:
> > build errors listed below and reported for the builds of riscv, s390,
> > csky, alpha and loongarch allmodconfig are fixed in this patch.
> >
> > drivers/misc/mchp_pci1xxxx/mchp_pci1xxxx_gpio.c:311:12: error:
> 'pci1xxxx_gpio_resume' defined but not used [-Werror=unused-function]
> > 311 | static int pci1xxxx_gpio_resume(struct device *dev)
> > | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > drivers/misc/mchp_pci1xxxx/mchp_pci1xxxx_gpio.c:295:12: error:
> 'pci1xxxx_gpio_suspend' defined but not used [-Werror=unused-function]
> > 295 | static int pci1xxxx_gpio_suspend(struct device *dev)
> > | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >
>
> What about this description?:
>
> "Sudip reported unused function errors on riscv, s390, cksy, alpha, and
> loongarch (allmodconfig):
> <pci1xxxx_gpio_* errors>...
>
> Fix these errors by using DEFINE_SIMPLE_DEV_PM_OPS."
It looks good even though it does not include all the details.
But is not how much of detail good enough subjective?
I thought some might be looking for more information and chose this way.
Do you think I need to change this? Please let me know.
>
> > Fixes: 4ec7ac90ff39 ("misc: microchip: pci1xxxx: Add power management
> > functions - suspend & resume handlers.")
> > Reported-by: Sudip Mukherjee <sudipm.mukherjee@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Signed-off-by: Kumaravel Thiagarajan
> > <kumaravel.thiagarajan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
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Thank You.

Regards,
Kumaravel