Re: [PATCH -next] staging: vc04_services: fix used-but-set-variable warning

[Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>]

On Thu, Jul 25, 2019 at 10:27:16PM +0800, YueHaibing wrote:
> use variables 'local_entity_uc' and 'local_uc',
> mute gcc used-but-set-variable warning:
> 
> drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_arm.c: In function vchiq_release_internal:
> drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_arm.c:2827:16: warning:
>  variable local_entity_uc set but not used [-Wunused-but-set-variable]
> drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_arm.c:2827:6: warning:
>  variable local_uc set but not used [-Wunused-but-set-variable]
> 
> Reported-by: Hulk Robot <hulkci@huawei.com>
> Signed-off-by: YueHaibing <yuehaibing@huawei.com>
> ---
>  drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_arm.c | 6 ++----
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_arm.c b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_arm.c
> index cc4383d..04e6427 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_arm.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_arm.c
> @@ -2861,15 +2861,13 @@ vchiq_release_internal(struct vchiq_state *state, struct vchiq_service *service)
>  		} else {
>  			vchiq_log_info(vchiq_susp_log_level,
>  				"%s %s count %d, state count %d - suspending",
> -				__func__, entity, *entity_uc,
> -				arm_state->videocore_use_count);
> +				__func__, entity, local_entity_uc, local_uc);
>  			vchiq_arm_vcsuspend(state);
>  		}
>  	} else
>  		vchiq_log_trace(vchiq_susp_log_level,
>  			"%s %s count %d, state count %d",
> -			__func__, entity, *entity_uc,
> -			arm_state->videocore_use_count);
> +			__func__, entity, local_entity_uc, local_uc);

Are you sure this is the correct way to solve this?

Why not just remove the local variables instead, as obviously they are
not being used.

thanks,

greg k-h