> -----Original Message----- > From: Neil Horman [mailto:nhorman@xxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2016 9:08 AM > To: Binder, David Anthony <David.Binder@xxxxxxxxxx> > Cc: Kershner, David A <David.Kershner@xxxxxxxxxx>; corbet@xxxxxxx; > tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; mingo@xxxxxxxxxx; hpa@xxxxxxxxx; > gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Arfvidson, Erik <Erik.Arfvidson@xxxxxxxxxx>; > Sell, Timothy C <Timothy.Sell@xxxxxxxxxx>; hofrat@xxxxxxxxx; > dzickus@xxxxxxxxxx; jes.sorensen@xxxxxxxxxx; Curtin, Alexander Paul > <Alexander.Curtin@xxxxxxxxxx>; janani.rvchndrn@xxxxxxxxx; > sudipm.mukherjee@xxxxxxxxx; prarit@xxxxxxxxxx; > dan.j.williams@xxxxxxxxx; linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux- > doc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; driverdev-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; *S-Par- > Maintainer <SParMaintainer@xxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 04/30] staging: unisys: visorbus: remove unused > module parameters > > On Wed, Jun 08, 2016 at 02:13:47AM +0000, Binder, David Anthony wrote: > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Neil Horman [mailto:nhorman@xxxxxxxxxx] > > > Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2016 9:23 AM > > > To: Kershner, David A <David.Kershner@xxxxxxxxxx> > > > Cc: corbet@xxxxxxx; tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; mingo@xxxxxxxxxx; > > > hpa@xxxxxxxxx; gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Arfvidson, Erik > > > <Erik.Arfvidson@xxxxxxxxxx>; Sell, Timothy C > <Timothy.Sell@xxxxxxxxxx>; > > > hofrat@xxxxxxxxx; dzickus@xxxxxxxxxx; jes.sorensen@xxxxxxxxxx; > Curtin, > > > Alexander Paul <Alexander.Curtin@xxxxxxxxxx>; > > > janani.rvchndrn@xxxxxxxxx; sudipm.mukherjee@xxxxxxxxx; > > > prarit@xxxxxxxxxx; Binder, David Anthony <David.Binder@xxxxxxxxxx>; > > > dan.j.williams@xxxxxxxxx; linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux- > > > doc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; driverdev-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; *S-Par- > > > Maintainer <SParMaintainer@xxxxxxxxxx> > > > Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 04/30] staging: unisys: visorbus: remove unused > > > module parameters > > > > > > On Sat, Jun 04, 2016 at 01:27:04PM -0400, David Kershner wrote: > > > > From: David Binder <david.binder@xxxxxxxxxx> > > > > > > > > Removes unused module parameters from visorbus_main.c, in > response to > > > > findings by SonarQube. > > > > > > > > Signed-off-by: David Binder <david.binder@xxxxxxxxxx> > > > > Signed-off-by: David Kershner <david.kershner@xxxxxxxxxx> > > > > Reviewed-by: Tim Sell <Timothy.Sell@xxxxxxxxxx> > > > > --- > > > > drivers/staging/unisys/visorbus/visorbus_main.c | 9 +-------- > > > > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 8 deletions(-) > > > > > > > > diff --git a/drivers/staging/unisys/visorbus/visorbus_main.c > > > b/drivers/staging/unisys/visorbus/visorbus_main.c > > > > index 2ed9628..71bff07 100644 > > > > --- a/drivers/staging/unisys/visorbus/visorbus_main.c > > > > +++ b/drivers/staging/unisys/visorbus/visorbus_main.c > > > > @@ -27,10 +27,9 @@ > > > > #define MYDRVNAME "visorbus" > > > > > > > > /* module parameters */ > > > > -static int visorbus_debug; > > > > static int visorbus_forcematch; > > > > static int visorbus_forcenomatch; > > > > -static int visorbus_debugref; > > > > + > > > > #define SERIALLOOPBACKCHANADDR (100 * 1024 * 1024) > > > > > > > > /* Display string that is guaranteed to be no longer the 99 characters*/ > > > > @@ -1332,9 +1331,6 @@ visorbus_exit(void) > > > > remove_bus_type(); > > > > } > > > > > > > > -module_param_named(debug, visorbus_debug, int, S_IRUGO); > > > > -MODULE_PARM_DESC(visorbus_debug, "1 to debug"); > > > > - > > > > module_param_named(forcematch, visorbus_forcematch, int, > S_IRUGO); > > > > MODULE_PARM_DESC(visorbus_forcematch, > > > > "1 to force a successful dev <--> drv match"); > > > > @@ -1342,6 +1338,3 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(visorbus_forcematch, > > > > module_param_named(forcenomatch, visorbus_forcenomatch, int, > > > S_IRUGO); > > > > MODULE_PARM_DESC(visorbus_forcenomatch, > > > > "1 to force an UNsuccessful dev <--> drv match"); > > > > - > > > > -module_param_named(debugref, visorbus_debugref, int, S_IRUGO); > > > > -MODULE_PARM_DESC(visorbus_debugref, "1 to debug reference > > > counting"); > > > > > > visorbus_forcematch and visorbus_forcenomatch appear to be > referenced in > > > visorbus_match (at least in the HEAD of linus' tree). If you're going to > > > remove > > > the module parameters, why not also remove those references and the > > > force[no]match variables themselves? > > > > > > Neil > > > > We presently use visorbus_forcematch and visorbus_forcenomatch for > > debugging purposes, and therefore decided to keep the variables in > > the driver. > > > Ok, thats fine, but this seems like a half measure then. This patch removes > the > module option for those features, which means that for you to use them, > you have > to rebuild the module. If you have intentions to use it, why not just leave > the > module option in place? If you don't, remove it all the way. > > Neil > > > David Binder Unless I'm missing something, the patch removes the module parameters for visorbus_debug and visorbus_debugref, but it leaves the parameters for visorbus_forcematch and visorbus_forcenomatch. 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