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To:     Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>,
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On 29/07/23 5:55 am, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> On Thu, 27 Jul 2023 16:58:23 +0530 MD Danish Anwar wrote:
>> +/* Classifier helpers */
>> +void icssg_class_set_mac_addr(struct regmap *miig_rt, int slice, u8 *mac);
>> +void icssg_class_set_host_mac_addr(struct regmap *miig_rt, const u8 *mac);
>> +void icssg_class_disable(struct regmap *miig_rt, int slice);
>> +void icssg_class_default(struct regmap *miig_rt, int slice, bool allmulti);
>> +void icssg_ft1_set_mac_addr(struct regmap *miig_rt, int slice, u8 *mac_addr);
>> +
>> +/* Buffer queue helpers */
>> +int icssg_queue_pop(struct prueth *prueth, u8 queue);
>> +void icssg_queue_push(struct prueth *prueth, int queue, u16 addr);
>> +u32 icssg_queue_level(struct prueth *prueth, int queue);
> 
> If you create the prototypes when the functions are added there will 
> be less need for __maybe_unused. Compiler only cares about prototypes
> existing, not whether actual callers are in place.

So no need to use __maybe_unused tags if I create the prototype in the same
patch where functions are added. This will significantly reduce the number of
__maybe_unused tags. I will try to add the prototypes in the same patch where
these functions are added and drop __maybe_unused tags for them.

-- 
Thanks and Regards,
Danish.