From: Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: CFLAGS: add -Wunused-but-set-parameter -Wunused-but-set-parameter is finding stuff with current allmodconfig: drivers/misc/mic/scif/scif_dma.c:118:27: warning: parameter 'ep' set but not used [-Wunused-but-set-parameter] drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_83xx_hw.c:2156:8: warning: parameter 'function' set but not used [-Wunused-but-set-parameter] drivers/net/ethernet/ti/tlan.c:1647:59: warning: parameter 'host_int' set but not used [-Wunused-but-set-parameter] drivers/usb/gadget/udc/pxa27x_udc.c:1828:74: warning: parameter 'driver' set but not used [-Wunused-but-set-parameter] and judging by changelogs, people were using it before, but were too scared to change top level Makefile. Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20160713190622.GB1910@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Signed-off-by: Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@xxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- Makefile | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) diff -puN Makefile~cflags-add-wunused-but-set-parameter Makefile --- a/Makefile~cflags-add-wunused-but-set-parameter +++ a/Makefile @@ -796,6 +796,9 @@ KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-Wer # enforce correct pointer usage KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-Werror=incompatible-pointer-types) +# dead code +KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-Wunused-but-set-parameter,) + # use the deterministic mode of AR if available KBUILD_ARFLAGS := $(call ar-option,D) _ -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe mm-commits" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html