On Wed, Oct 04, 2023 at 04:02:01PM +0100, Maciej W. Rozycki wrote: > On Fri, 8 Sep 2023, Su Hui wrote: > > > This variable is been used but never be read, so gcc and W=1 give such > > warning. > > > > drivers/base/module.c:36:6: error: > > variable ‘no_warn’ set but not used [-Werror=unused-but-set-variable] > > > > I wanted to use "__maybe_unused" to avoid this warning. > > > > However it seems like a wrong using of "__maybe_unused" as Greg KH said: > > > > "But no_warn is being used in this file, it's being set but not read > > which is ok. That's a real use, so this change really isn't correct, > > sorry." > > The warning itself is a real issue to be sorted though. Is this a use > case for `#pragma GCC diagnostic'? I thought Greg liked using __maybe_unused in this case? This is drivers/base. Do the rest of us even get a vote? ;) If I do have a vote then #pragma is always the worst option. Linus has taught me to dislike pragmas a lot. regards, dan carpenter