Re: [PATCH 1/1] usb: typec: tcpm: remove unused static variable 'tcpm_altmode_ops'

[Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@linux.intel.com>]

On Thu, Apr 08, 2021 at 11:10:38AM +0200, Hans de Goede wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On 4/7/21 11:15 AM, Zhen Lei wrote:
> > Fixes the following W=1 kernel build warning:
> > 
> > drivers/usb/typec/tcpm/tcpm.c:2107:39: warning: ‘tcpm_altmode_ops’ defined but not used [-Wunused-const-variable=]
> > 
> > The reference to the variable 'tcpm_altmode_ops' is deleted by the
> > commit a079973f462a ("usb: typec: tcpm: Remove tcpc_config configuration
> > mechanism").
> > 
> > By the way, the static functions referenced only by the variable
> > 'tcpm_altmode_ops' are deleted accordingly.
> > 
> > Reported-by: Hulk Robot <hulkci@huawei.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Zhen Lei <thunder.leizhen@huawei.com>
> 
> I have a patch pending:
> 
> https://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-usb/msg197684.html
> 
> Which actually uses this. I really need to (and plan to) brush the dust of
> this one soon and submit a new version.
> 
> As such I would prefer for these ops to not get removed. But I guess I
> can always include a patch in my series reverting the removal...

Well, can we then just leave the ops there? If we're going to
re-introduce them back soon in any case, then why drop them in the
first place.

thanks,

-- 
heikki