Re: [PATCH] module: Remove the unused function within

From: Song Liu
Date: Wed Feb 15 2023 - 13:57:30 EST


Hi Chris,

On Wed, Feb 15, 2023 at 9:23 AM Chris Down <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> +Cc: Song

Thanks for the CC!

>
> Nathan Chancellor writes:
> >On Wed, Feb 15, 2023 at 04:47:44PM +0000, Chris Down wrote:
> >> Jiapeng Chong writes:
> >> > The function within is defined in the main.c file, but not called
> >> > elsewhere, so remove this unused function.
> >>
> >> Huh? It's used by __module_text_address(), no?
> >
> >Not after commit 2ece476a2346 ("module: replace module_layout with
> >module_memory") in -next. This patch should have a fixes tag, even if
> >the warning is currently hidden behind W=1.
>
> Huh, I thought I had checked out latest -next, but must have not done so
> somehow :-) Mea culpa.
>
> If it's only in -next then no Fixes needed, since there's no stable rev yet.
>
> Jiapeng, in future, please make sure to cc the author of related commits when
> reporting stuff like this :-) It helps people to update their patches.
>
> Song, you probably want to update your patch.

Luis, would you prefer a new patch with everything folded in? Or would
you apply the patches on your end?

Thanks,
Song