[dpdk-dev] kni: fix unused variable compile error
Commit Message
compile error:
CC [M] .../lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/kni_misc.o
cc1: warnings being treated as errors
.../lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/kni_misc.c: In function ‘kni_exit_net’:
.../lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/kni_misc.c:113:18:
error: unused variable ‘knet’
For some kernel versions mutex_destroy() is macro and does nothing,
this cause an unused variable warning for knet which used in mutex_destroy
Added unused attribute to the knet variable.
Fixes: 93a298b34e1b ("kni: support core id parameter in single threaded mode")
Signed-off-by: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>
---
lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/kni_misc.c | 4 +++-
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
Comments
2016-10-14 12:24, Ferruh Yigit:
> compile error:
> CC [M] .../lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/kni_misc.o
> cc1: warnings being treated as errors
> .../lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/kni_misc.c: In function ‘kni_exit_net’:
> .../lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/kni_misc.c:113:18:
> error: unused variable ‘knet’
>
> For some kernel versions mutex_destroy() is macro and does nothing,
> this cause an unused variable warning for knet which used in mutex_destroy
>
> Added unused attribute to the knet variable.
>
> Fixes: 93a298b34e1b ("kni: support core id parameter in single threaded mode")
>
> Signed-off-by: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>
That's why supporting an out-of-tree kernel module is a nightmare.
Compilation breaks everytime with various kernels :(
Please could you tell which Linux versions are affected?
@@ -110,9 +110,11 @@ kni_init_net(struct net *net)
static void __net_exit
kni_exit_net(struct net *net)
{
- struct kni_net *knet = net_generic(net, kni_net_id);
+ struct kni_net *knet __maybe_unused;
+ knet = net_generic(net, kni_net_id);
mutex_destroy(&knet->kni_kthread_lock);
+
#ifndef HAVE_SIMPLIFIED_PERNET_OPERATIONS
kfree(knet);
#endif