Remove unnecessary static on local variable _key_. Such variable is initialized before being used, on every execution path throughout the function. The static has no benefit and, removing it reduces the object file size. This issue was detected using Coccinelle and the following semantic patch: https://github.com/GustavoARSilva/coccinelle/blob/master/static/static_unused.cocci In the following log you can see a significant difference in the object file size. Also, there is a significant difference in the bss segment. This log is the output of the size command, before and after the code change: before: text data bss dec hex filename 6530 3736 320 10586 295a drivers/platform/x86/msi-wmi.o after: text data bss dec hex filename 6494 3648 256 10398 289e drivers/platform/x86/msi-wmi.o Signed-off-by: Gustavo A. R. Silva <gustavo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/platform/x86/msi-wmi.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/msi-wmi.c b/drivers/platform/x86/msi-wmi.c index f6209b7..6201382 100644 --- a/drivers/platform/x86/msi-wmi.c +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/msi-wmi.c @@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ static const struct backlight_ops msi_backlight_ops = { static void msi_wmi_notify(u32 value, void *context) { struct acpi_buffer response = { ACPI_ALLOCATE_BUFFER, NULL }; - static struct key_entry *key; + struct key_entry *key; union acpi_object *obj; acpi_status status; -- 2.5.0
