On Wed, Nov 10, 2021 at 10:54:42AM -0400, Jason Gunthorpe wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 10, 2021 at 04:52:45PM +0200, Leon Romanovsky wrote:
> > On Wed, Nov 10, 2021 at 10:42:44AM -0400, Jason Gunthorpe wrote:
> > > On Wed, Nov 10, 2021 at 04:20:31PM +0200, Leon Romanovsky wrote:
> > > > On Mon, Nov 08, 2021 at 08:48:39AM -0400, Jason Gunthorpe wrote:
> > > > > On Mon, Nov 08, 2021 at 02:47:19PM +0200, Leon Romanovsky wrote:
> > > > > > On Mon, Nov 08, 2021 at 08:36:39AM -0400, Jason Gunthorpe wrote:
> > > > > > > On Sun, Nov 07, 2021 at 08:40:47AM +0200, Leon Romanovsky wrote:
> > > > > > > > From: Leon Romanovsky <leonro@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >> drivers/infiniband/core/nldev.c:2543:1: warning: unused function '__chk_RDMA_NL_NLDEV'
> > > > > > > > MODULE_ALIAS_RDMA_NETLINK(RDMA_NL_NLDEV, 5);
> > > > > > > > ^
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Fixes: e3bf14bdc17a ("rdma: Autoload netlink client modules")
> > > > > > > > Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Leon Romanovsky <leonro@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > > > > include/rdma/rdma_netlink.h | 2 +-
> > > > > > > > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > diff --git a/include/rdma/rdma_netlink.h b/include/rdma/rdma_netlink.h
> > > > > > > > index 2758d9df71ee..c2a79aeee113 100644
> > > > > > > > +++ b/include/rdma/rdma_netlink.h
> > > > > > > > @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ enum rdma_nl_flags {
> > > > > > > > * constant as well and the compiler checks they are the same.
> > > > > > > > */
> > > > > > > > #define MODULE_ALIAS_RDMA_NETLINK(_index, _val) \
> > > > > > > > - static inline void __chk_##_index(void) \
> > > > > > > > + static inline void __maybe_unused __chk_##_index(void) \
> > > > > > > > { \
> > > > > > > > BUILD_BUG_ON(_index != _val); \
> > > > > > > > } \
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > This is a compiler bug, static inline should never need maybe_unsed
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I saw many examples like this in arch code.
> > > > > > For example, commit 4ac214574d2d ("KVM: MMU: mark role_regs and role accessors as maybe unused")
> > > > > >
> > > > > > It is better to fix and forget instead of trying to fix clang.
> > > > >
> > > > > "Because clang reports warnings for unused inlines declared in a .c file,
> > > > > mark both sets of accessors as __maybe_unused."
> > > > >
> > > > > Yikes, what a thing to do.
> > > >
> > > > Jason,
> > > >
> > > > I don't see this patch in the tree and patchworks status says that it is "new".
> > > > https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-rdma/patch/4a8101919b765e01d7fde6f27fd572c958deeb4a.1636267207.git.leonro@xxxxxxxxxx/
> > > >
> > > > Should I do anything extra to progress with this patch?
> > >
> > > It is merge window, I'm not doing anything with patches until rc1
> > > unless it is an emergency and a random clang failure on mips isn't
> > > an emergency.
> >
> > ok, I didn't know that build failure is not important.
>
> It is a warning then the clang mips compiler crashes, so <shrug>
>
> None of this is new code, frankly I'm confused why we are only seeing
> it now since I'm running clang 12 builds standard.. Is it W=1 or something?
Yes, it is W=1, the failure was reported 5 months ago, but to wrong person :)
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/202105122353.5x1Ez6Dh-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/
>
> Jason
