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Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/i386/isa syscons.c
To: peter@spinner.DIALix.COM (Peter Wemm)
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In-Reply-To: <199610031035.SAA04326@spinner.DIALix.COM> from "Peter Wemm" at Oct 3, 96 06:35:19 pm
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In reply to Peter Wemm who wrote:
> 
> sos@FreeBSD.org wrote:
> > So, now we stick __unused all over the place to shut up gcc, and
> > effectively reduces the -Wunused to the same state it has in
> > 2.6.3, REAL progress and lots of work :(
> 
> No, not at all.  In the process we find and eliminate the code that
> passes *unneccesary* parameters to functions.  The problem is that gcc
> cannot tell the difference between functions that are called from
> uniform interface vectors.  Things like the sysctl definitions, syscall
> handlers, ddb handlers etc are masking the *useful* warnings by sheer
> weight of numbers.

Hmm, I dont think we live in the same ideal virtual world then :)


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