Re: [PATCH RESEND v6 2/2] scripts: checkpatch: check unused parameters for function-like macro

From: Barry Song
Date: Mon May 06 2024 - 03:17:23 EST


>> From: Xining Xu <mac.xxn@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>
>> If function-like macros do not utilize a parameter, it might result in a
>> build warning. In our coding style guidelines, we advocate for utilizing
>> static inline functions to replace such macros. This patch verifies
>> compliance with the new rule.
> []
>> diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
> []
>> @@ -6040,6 +6040,12 @@ sub process {
>> CHK("MACRO_ARG_PRECEDENCE",
>> "Macro argument '$arg' may be better as '($arg)' to avoid precedence issues\n" . "$herectx");
>> }
>> +
>> +# check if this is an unused argument
>> + if ($define_stmt !~ /\b$arg\b/) {
>> + WARN("MACRO_ARG_UNUSED",
>> + "Argument '$arg' is not used in function-like macro\n" . "$herectx");
>
> trivia: This should be aligned to the open parenthesis.
>

Hi Joe,
I assume you mean the below?

diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 9895d7e38a9f..2b812210b412 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -6044,7 +6044,7 @@ sub process {
# check if this is an unused argument
if ($define_stmt !~ /\b$arg\b/) {
WARN("MACRO_ARG_UNUSED",
- "Argument '$arg' is not used in function-like macro\n" . "$herectx");
+ "Argument '$arg' is not used in function-like macro\n" . "$herectx");
}
}
> Otherwise:
> Acked-by: Joe Perches <joe@xxxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks!

-Barry