Re: [PATCH 167] Kill unused variables in the net code

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On Fri, 7 Jan 2005, linux-os wrote:
> On Fri, 7 Jan 2005, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> > 2.4.28-rc2 introduced a warning in the net code on non-SMP:
> > 
> >    net/core/neighbour.c:1809: warning: unused variable `tbl'
> > 
> > The following patch fixes this.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > 
> > --- linux-2.4.29-rc1/include/linux/spinlock.h	2004-04-27 17:22:10.000000000
> > +0200
> > +++ linux-m68k-2.4.29-rc1/include/linux/spinlock.h	2005-01-07
> > 21:51:28.000000000 +0100
> > @@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
> > 
> > #define rwlock_init(lock)	do { } while(0)
> > #define read_lock(lock)	(void)(lock) /* Not "unused variable". */
> > -#define read_unlock(lock)	do { } while(0)
> > +#define read_unlock(lock)	(void)(lock) /* Not "unused variable". */
> > #define write_lock(lock)	(void)(lock) /* Not "unused variable". */
> > #define write_unlock(lock)	do { } while(0)
> But don't all you need to do is:
> 
> #define read_unlock(x)

No, since the `x' may refer to a variable that's further unused (cfr.
net/core/neighbour.c:1809).

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

						Geert

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