Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: core: fix unused variable sparse warning

From: Cong Ding <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2012 00:15:47 +0000

On Fri, Dec 07, 2012 at 12:06:44AM +0000, Cong Ding wrote:
> the variables zero and unres_qlen_max are only used when CONFIG_SYSCTL is
> defined, otherwise it causes the following sparse warning when we turn on
> CONFIG_SYSCTL.
sorry for disturbing again, the sparse warning is
net/core/neighbour.c:65:12: warning: ‘zero’ defined but not used [-Wunused-variable]
net/core/neighbour.c:66:12: warning: ‘unres_qlen_max’ defined but not used [-Wunused-variable]

it happens if we turn off CONFIG_SYSCTL.

> 
> Signed-off-by: Cong Ding <[email-masked]>
> ---
>  net/core/neighbour.c |    2 ++
>  1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/net/core/neighbour.c b/net/core/neighbour.c
> index 36fc692..4a15278 100644
> --- a/net/core/neighbour.c
> +++ b/net/core/neighbour.c
> @@ -62,8 +62,10 @@ static void __neigh_notify(struct neighbour *n, int type, int flags);
>  static void neigh_update_notify(struct neighbour *neigh);
>  static int pneigh_ifdown(struct neigh_table *tbl, struct net_device *dev);
>  
> +#ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
>  static int zero;
>  static int unres_qlen_max = INT_MAX / SKB_TRUESIZE(ETH_FRAME_LEN);
> +#endif
>  
>  static struct neigh_table *neigh_tables;
>  #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
> -- 
> 1.7.4.5
>