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SubjectRe: [KJ] [PATCH] fix legacy megaraid-driver to compile without CONFIG_PROC_FS
On Thu, Jul 06, 2006 at 10:54:57PM +0200, Henne wrote:
> Adrian Bunk schrieb:
> > On Thu, Jul 06, 2006 at 10:33:49PM +0200, Henne wrote:
> >>>> From: Henrik Kretzschmar <henne@nachtwindheim.de>
> >>>>
> >>>> Create an empty inline function to make the legacy megaraid-driver compile
> >>>> without PROC_FS.
> >>>> Signed-off-by: Henrik Kretzschmar <henne@nachtwindheim.de>
> >>>> ---
> >>>>
> >>>> --- linux-2.6.18-rc1/drivers/scsi/megaraid.h 2006-06-18 03:49:35.000000000 +0200
> >>>> +++ linux/drivers/scsi/megaraid.h 2006-07-06 21:39:59.000000000 +0200
> >>>> @@ -1039,6 +1039,9 @@
> >>>> static int proc_rdrv_30(char *, char **, off_t, int, int *, void *);
> >>>> static int proc_rdrv_40(char *, char **, off_t, int, int *, void *);
> >>>> static int proc_rdrv(adapter_t *, char *, int, int);
> >>>> +#else
> >>>> +static inline void
> >>>> +mega_create_proc_entry(int index, struct proc_dir_entry *parent) {}
> >>>> #endif
> >>>>
> >>>> static int mega_adapinq(adapter_t *, dma_addr_t);
> >>> Already in -mm:
> >>> http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/akpm/patches/2.6/2.6.17/2.6.17-mm6/broken-out/drivers-scsi-megaraidc-add-a-dummy-mega_create_proc_entry-for-proc_fs=y.patch
> >> Great, but isn't it better to put that define stuff into the headers?
> >
> > No - the function itself is static (and has therefore itself no
> > prototype in any header).
> >
> > If the function was global, I'd agree with you.
> >
> >> Thanks and Greets,
> >> Henne
> >
> > cu
> > Adrian
> >
> The header I mean is /drivers/scsi/megaraid.h and is only used by megaraid.c.
> And there are the prototypes, in dependency of CONFIG_PROC_FS, for all these other proc-related functions.
> Thats why I decided to make the change there and not in megaraid.c .

Prototypes for static functions don't belong into header files.

That this has been done in megaraid.h in the past is something that
should be cleaned up, not a good example.

cu
Adrian

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