[gem5-users] Why does M5_VAR_USED mean that the variable is unused?

[Paul Rosenfeld]

I was perusing the code and I stumbled on this little tidbit:

#define M5_VAR_USED __attribute__((unused))

Does it seem confusing to anyone else that the macro name implies that the
variable is used, but then the definition tells gcc that probably the
variable will be unused?

I am just curious if I'm missing something here.

Thanks,
Paul

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