Re: [PATCH -next] platform: surface: fix non-PM_SLEEP build warnings

From: Randy Dunlap
Date: Sun Dec 13 2020 - 19:54:38 EST


On 12/12/20 11:07 AM, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> On Sat, Dec 12, 2020 at 7:05 PM Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> On 12/12/20 5:24 AM, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
>>> On Fri, Dec 11, 2020 at 9:20 PM Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> ...
>
>>>> +#ifdef CONFIG_PM_SLEEP
>>>> static int surface_gpe_suspend(struct device *dev)
>>>
>>> Perhaps __maybe_unused ?
>>
>> Yes, I am aware of that option.
>> I don't know why it would be preferred though.
>
> Here [1] is the rationale behind annotation vs. ifdeffery.
>
> [1]: https://lore.kernel.org/patchwork/patch/732981/
>
Thanks for the link. I'll send a v2.

Could we add that to the Linux BKP (Best Known Practices)
document?


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~Randy