On Mon, 27 Nov 2006, d binderman wrote: > > I just tried to compile Linux kernel 2.6.18.3 with the Intel C > C compiler. > > The compiler said > > mm/fremap.c(104): remark #593: variable "pte_val" was set but never used > > The source code is > > pte_t pte_val; > > I have checked the source code and I agree with the compiler. > Suggest delete local variable.
You're right, thank you, here's a patch... [PATCH] kill install_file_pte's pte_val David Binderman and his Intel C compiler rightly observe that install_file_pte no longer has any use for its pte_val. Signed-off-by: Hugh Dickins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- mm/fremap.c | 2 -- 1 file changed, 2 deletions(-) --- 2.6.19-rc6/mm/fremap.c 2006-11-16 08:22:25.000000000 +0000 +++ linux/mm/fremap.c 2006-11-28 17:50:47.000000000 +0000 @@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ int install_file_pte(struct mm_struct *m { int err = -ENOMEM; pte_t *pte; - pte_t pte_val; spinlock_t *ptl; pte = get_locked_pte(mm, addr, &ptl); @@ -114,7 +113,6 @@ int install_file_pte(struct mm_struct *m } set_pte_at(mm, addr, pte, pgoff_to_pte(pgoff)); - pte_val = *pte; /* * We don't need to run update_mmu_cache() here because the "file pte" * being installed by install_file_pte() is not a real pte - it's a - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/