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authorMaxime Ripard <[email protected]>2024-07-04 15:19:33 +0200
committerMaxime Ripard <[email protected]>2024-07-04 15:19:33 +0200
commitafeea2758b4f1210361ce2a91d8fa3e7df606ad2 (patch)
tree969164f4e52fac6d4ec7d275540e702375e80950 /include/linux/compiler_attributes.h
parent539d33b5783804f22a62bd62ff463dfd1cef4265 (diff)
parent896868eded124059023be0af92d68cdaf9b4de70 (diff)
Merge drm-misc-next-2024-07-04 into drm-misc-next-fixes
Let's start the drm-misc-next-fixes cycle. Signed-off-by: Maxime Ripard <[email protected]>
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diff --git a/include/linux/compiler_attributes.h b/include/linux/compiler_attributes.h
index 8bdf6e0918c1..32284cd26d52 100644
--- a/include/linux/compiler_attributes.h
+++ b/include/linux/compiler_attributes.h
@@ -362,6 +362,19 @@
#define __used __attribute__((__used__))
/*
+ * The __used attribute guarantees that the attributed variable will be
+ * always emitted by a compiler. It doesn't prevent the compiler from
+ * throwing 'unused' warnings when it can't detect how the variable is
+ * actually used. It's a compiler implementation details either emit
+ * the warning in that case or not.
+ *
+ * The combination of both 'used' and 'unused' attributes ensures that
+ * the variable would be emitted, and will not trigger 'unused' warnings.
+ * The attribute is applicable for functions, static and global variables.
+ */
+#define __always_used __used __maybe_unused
+
+/*
* gcc: https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Common-Function-Attributes.html#index-warn_005funused_005fresult-function-attribute
* clang: https://clang.llvm.org/docs/AttributeReference.html#nodiscard-warn-unused-result
*/