Re: [PATCH] sysctl: fix unused proc_cap_handler() function warning

From: Luis Chamberlain
Date: Thu Jun 29 2023 - 18:22:25 EST


On Thu, Jun 29, 2023 at 05:00:42PM +0200, Matthieu Baerts wrote:
> Hi Arnd,
>
> On 07/06/2023 14:08, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> > From: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@xxxxxxxx>
> >
> > Since usermodehelper_table() is marked static now, we get a
> > warning about it being unused when SYSCTL is disabled:
> >
> > kernel/umh.c:497:12: error: 'proc_cap_handler' defined but not used [-Werror=unused-function]
>
> Thank you for the patch!
>
> We also hit the same issue on our side after today's sync with Linus'
> tree. I confirm this patch fixes the issue.
>
> Tested-by: Matthieu Baerts <matthieu.baerts@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> I didn't see this patch applied in Luis' sysctl-next branch, do you know
> who is taking care of it?

I'll send a second pull request to Linus now.

> > Just move it inside of the same #ifdef.
> >
> > Fixes: e6944e3b75df7 ("sysctl: move umh sysctl registration to its own file")
>
> A small detail: it looks like the SHA has been modified, it should be
> 861dc0b46432 instead of e6944e3b75df7:
>
> Fixes: 861dc0b46432 ("sysctl: move umh sysctl registration to its own file")

Adjusted, thanks.

Luis