2006-11-27 12:35:21

by David Binderman

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Subject: mm/fremap.c(104): remark #593: variable "pte_val" was set but never used


Hello there,

I just tried to compile Linux kernel 2.6.18.3 with the Intel C
C compiler.

The compiler said

mm/fremap.c(104): remark #593: variable "pte_val" was set but never used

The source code is

pte_t pte_val;

I have checked the source code and I agree with the compiler.
Suggest delete local variable.


Regards

David Binderman

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2006-11-28 18:01:25

by Hugh Dickins

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Subject: Re: mm/fremap.c(104): remark #593: variable "pte_val" was set but never used

On Mon, 27 Nov 2006, d binderman wrote:
>
> I just tried to compile Linux kernel 2.6.18.3 with the Intel C
> C compiler.
>
> The compiler said
>
> mm/fremap.c(104): remark #593: variable "pte_val" was set but never used
>
> The source code is
>
> pte_t pte_val;
>
> I have checked the source code and I agree with the compiler.
> Suggest delete local variable.

You're right, thank you, here's a patch...


[PATCH] kill install_file_pte's pte_val

David Binderman and his Intel C compiler rightly observe that
install_file_pte no longer has any use for its pte_val.

Signed-off-by: Hugh Dickins <[email protected]>
---

mm/fremap.c | 2 --
1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)

--- 2.6.19-rc6/mm/fremap.c 2006-11-16 08:22:25.000000000 +0000
+++ linux/mm/fremap.c 2006-11-28 17:50:47.000000000 +0000
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ int install_file_pte(struct mm_struct *m
{
int err = -ENOMEM;
pte_t *pte;
- pte_t pte_val;
spinlock_t *ptl;

pte = get_locked_pte(mm, addr, &ptl);
@@ -114,7 +113,6 @@ int install_file_pte(struct mm_struct *m
}

set_pte_at(mm, addr, pte, pgoff_to_pte(pgoff));
- pte_val = *pte;
/*
* We don't need to run update_mmu_cache() here because the "file pte"
* being installed by install_file_pte() is not a real pte - it's a