Hi,
On 13 Jul 2003, Alan Cox wrote:
> > No need for a macro, just do
> >
> > (void) var_name;
> >
> > It doesn't generate any code, and it shuts up the compiler.
>
> It may do. The proper gcc thing is attribute unused. Both are dangerous
> as they hide when the variable becomes really unused
Function like macros, which throw away their arguments, can be dangerous.
I had a funny bug like this:
kunmap(*pagep++);
bye, Roman
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