[PATCH] staging: fbtft: Remove unused macro

[PATCH] staging: fbtft: Remove unused macro

[himanshu bakshi]

From: Himanshu Bakshi <himanshu.bakshi478@gmail.com>

fbtft_init_dbg is not used in drivers/staging/fbtft directory and
since dev_dbg messages are good enough, fbtft_init_dbg should be
removed. After compiling the driver, there are no undefined macro
issues.

Signed-off-by: Himanshu Bakshi <himanshu.bakshi478@gmail.com>
---
 drivers/staging/fbtft/fbtft.h | 7 -------
 1 file changed, 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/fbtft/fbtft.h b/drivers/staging/fbtft/fbtft.h
index 40a7567df1eb..16459e4e0ba0 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/fbtft/fbtft.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/fbtft/fbtft.h
@@ -420,13 +420,6 @@ module_spi_driver(fbtft_driver_spi_driver);
 #define DEBUG_REQUEST_GPIOS_MATCH   BIT(30)
 #define DEBUG_VERIFY_GPIOS          BIT(31)
 
-#define fbtft_init_dbg(dev, format, arg...)                  \
-do {                                                         \
-	if (unlikely((dev)->platform_data &&                 \
-	    (((struct fbtft_platform_data *)(dev)->platform_data)->display.debug & DEBUG_DRIVER_INIT_FUNCTIONS))) \
-		dev_info(dev, format, ##arg);                \
-} while (0)
-
 #define fbtft_par_dbg(level, par, format, arg...)            \
 do {                                                         \
 	if (unlikely((par)->debug & (level)))                    \
-- 
2.56.0

Re: [PATCH] staging: fbtft: Remove unused macro

[Dan Carpenter]

On Mon, Oct 26, 2026 at 01:48:32PM +0530, himanshu bakshi wrote:
> From: Himanshu Bakshi <himanshu.bakshi478@gmail.com>
> 
> fbtft_init_dbg is not used in drivers/staging/fbtft directory and
> since dev_dbg messages are good enough, fbtft_init_dbg should be
> removed. After compiling the driver, there are no undefined macro
> issues.

This commit message is sort of acceptable but a better commit message
would be:

"The fbtft_init_dbg() macro is not used, so delete it."

1. () after the macro name to show it works as a function.
2. We care about the whole kernel not just drivers/staging/fbtft.
3. No need to discuss dev_dbg().  That is unrelated.
4. No need to discuss compiling the driver since that is assumed.

Otherwise it looks fine.

Reviewed-by: Dan Carpenter <error27@gmail.com>

regards,
dan carpenter

Re: [PATCH] staging: fbtft: Remove unused macro

[Himanshu Bakshi]

On Mon, Oct 26, 2026 at 2:21 PM Dan Carpenter <error27@gmail.com> wrote:
> This commit message is sort of acceptable but a better commit message
> would be:
>
> "The fbtft_init_dbg() macro is not used, so delete it."
>
> 1. () after the macro name to show it works as a function.
> 2. We care about the whole kernel not just drivers/staging/fbtft.
> 3. No need to discuss dev_dbg().  That is unrelated.
> 4. No need to discuss compiling the driver since that is assumed.
>
> Otherwise it looks fine.
>
> Reviewed-by: Dan Carpenter <error27@gmail.com>
>
> regards,
> dan carpenter

Hi Dan,

Thank you so much for the review. I cannot find any call site for this
macro in the overall kernel anywhere and hence it is safe to remove
it.  I have sent over the PATCH v2 with all the changes that you
suggested and will be glad if you take a look at it.

Thanks and regards,
Himanshu Bakshi

Re: [PATCH] staging: fbtft: Remove unused macro

[Andy Shevchenko]

On Mon, Oct 26, 2026 at 01:48:32PM +0530, himanshu bakshi wrote:
> From: Himanshu Bakshi <himanshu.bakshi478@gmail.com>
> 
> fbtft_init_dbg is not used in drivers/staging/fbtft directory and

We refer to the functions and semantically similar macros as
func() or macro() in the text and comments.

> since dev_dbg messages are good enough, fbtft_init_dbg should be

Ditto for both dev_dbg() and fbtft_init_dbg().

> removed. After compiling the driver, there are no undefined macro
> issues.

> Signed-off-by: Himanshu Bakshi <himanshu.bakshi478@gmail.com>
> ---

It doesn't say how you tested this, though.

...

Code wise LGTM.

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko

Re: [PATCH] staging: fbtft: Remove unused macro

[Andy Shevchenko]

On Mon, Oct 26, 2026 at 11:23:17AM +0200, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 26, 2026 at 01:48:32PM +0530, himanshu bakshi wrote:
> > 
> > fbtft_init_dbg is not used in drivers/staging/fbtft directory and
> 
> We refer to the functions and semantically similar macros as
> func() or macro() in the text and comments.
> 
> > since dev_dbg messages are good enough, fbtft_init_dbg should be
> 
> Ditto for both dev_dbg() and fbtft_init_dbg().
> 
> > removed. After compiling the driver, there are no undefined macro
> > issues.
> 
> > Signed-off-by: Himanshu Bakshi <himanshu.bakshi478@gmail.com>
> > ---
> 
> It doesn't say how you tested this, though.

Ah, after reading Dan's email I noticed that the last sentence in the commit
message actually should be located here, in the comment block.

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko

Re: [PATCH] staging: fbtft: Remove unused macro

[Himanshu Bakshi]

Hi Andy,

On Mon, Oct 26, 2026 at 2:53 PM Andy Shevchenko
<andriy.shevchenko@intel.com> wrote:

> > removed. After compiling the driver, there are no undefined macro
> > issues.
>
> > Signed-off-by: Himanshu Bakshi <himanshu.bakshi478@gmail.com>
> > ---
>
> It doesn't say how you tested this, though.

I believe there is no need for test since its a macro deletion and there is
no call for fbtft_init_dbg() which should be apparent from the kernel
and driver being compiled successfully...

Thanks and regards,
Himanshu Bakshi