On 2019/1/24 0:09, Alan Stern wrote: > On Wed, 23 Jan 2019, YueHaibing wrote: > >> There is no need to have the 'dummy_mask' variable static since new >> value always be assigned before use it. >> >> Signed-off-by: YueHaibing <yuehaibing@xxxxxxxxxx> >> --- >> drivers/usb/host/ehci-ps3.c | 2 +- >> drivers/usb/host/ohci-ps3.c | 2 +- >> 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) >> >> diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-ps3.c b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-ps3.c >> index 454d8c6..91cee02 100644 >> --- a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-ps3.c >> +++ b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-ps3.c >> @@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ static int ps3_ehci_probe(struct ps3_system_bus_device *dev) >> int result; >> struct usb_hcd *hcd; >> unsigned int virq; >> - static u64 dummy_mask; >> + u64 dummy_mask; >> >> if (usb_disabled()) { >> result = -ENODEV; >> diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ohci-ps3.c b/drivers/usb/host/ohci-ps3.c >> index 395f9d3..a1c1bdf 100644 >> --- a/drivers/usb/host/ohci-ps3.c >> +++ b/drivers/usb/host/ohci-ps3.c >> @@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ static int ps3_ohci_probe(struct ps3_system_bus_device *dev) >> int result; >> struct usb_hcd *hcd; >> unsigned int virq; >> - static u64 dummy_mask; >> + u64 dummy_mask; >> >> if (usb_disabled()) { >> result = -ENODEV; > > No. You need to read the code and understand how a variable is used > before you decide to modify it. Sorry, I misread the code, so just leave it as is. > > In this case, a suitable approach would be to change the declaration > so that it says: > > status u64 dummy_mask = DMA_BIT_MASK(32); > > and remove the line that does the assignment dynamically. > > Alan Stern > > > . >