Re: [PATCH] rtlwifi: rtl_pci: Fix errors when CONFIG_RTLWIFI_DEBUG is not set

[Kalle Valo <kvalo@codeaurora.org>]

Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net> writes:

> When rtlwifi debugging is disabled, missing globals occur due to the
> attempt execution of code that is never generated.

Do you have the exact error message? I don't know why this is failing.

> Signed-off-by: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net>
> ---
>  drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/pci.c | 4 ++++
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/pci.c
> index 6087ec7a90a6..2f8aad28f1c0 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/pci.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/pci.c
> @@ -2298,8 +2298,10 @@ int rtl_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
>  	}
>  	rtlpriv->mac80211.mac80211_registered = 1;
>  
> +#ifdef CONFIG_RTLWIFI_DEBUG
>  	/* add for debug */
>  	rtl_debug_add_one(hw);
> +#endif
>  
>  	/*init rfkill */
>  	rtl_init_rfkill(hw);	/* Init PCI sw */
> @@ -2349,8 +2351,10 @@ void rtl_pci_disconnect(struct pci_dev *pdev)
>  	wait_for_completion(&rtlpriv->firmware_loading_complete);
>  	clear_bit(RTL_STATUS_INTERFACE_START, &rtlpriv->status);
>  
> +#ifdef CONFIG_RTLWIFI_DEBUG
>  	/* remove form debug */
>  	rtl_debug_remove_one(hw);
> +#endif

Then I checked debug.h I see that it's supposed to be handled already:

#ifdef CONFIG_RTLWIFI_DEBUG
void rtl_debug_add_one(struct ieee80211_hw *hw);
void rtl_debug_remove_one(struct ieee80211_hw *hw);
void rtl_debugfs_add_topdir(void);
void rtl_debugfs_remove_topdir(void);
#else
#define rtl_debug_add_one(hw)
#define rtl_debug_remove_one(hw)
#define rtl_debugfs_add_topdir()
#define rtl_debugfs_remove_topdir()
#endif

But the else part looks weird, I'm used to using inline functions
instead of defines:

static inline void rtl_debug_add_one(struct ieee80211_hw *hw) {}
static inline void rtl_debug_remove_one(struct ieee80211_hw *hw) {}
static inline void rtl_debugfs_add_topdir(void) {}
static inline void rtl_debugfs_remove_topdir(void) {}

Inline functions also make it possible for the compiler to check the
types are correct.

-- 
Kalle Valo