On Fri, 2017-03-03 at 03:35 +0530, SIMRAN SINGHAL wrote: > On Fri, Mar 3, 2017 at 3:29 AM, Joe Perches <j...@perches.com> wrote: > > On Fri, 2017-03-03 at 03:25 +0530, SIMRAN SINGHAL wrote: > > > On Fri, Mar 3, 2017 at 3:13 AM, Joe Perches <j...@perches.com> wrote: > > > > On Fri, 2017-03-03 at 02:49 +0530, simran singhal wrote: > > > > > The following Coccinelle script was used to detect this: > > > > > @r@ > > > > > expression x; > > > > > void* e; > > > > > type T; > > > > > identifier f; > > > > > @@ > > > > > ( > > > > > *((T *)e) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ((T *)x)[...] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ((T*)x)->f > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > - (T*) > > > > > e > > > > > ) > > > > > > > > NAK. > > > > > > > > Nice, but you still have to verify correctness > > > > before submitting these patches. > > > > > > > > > diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/mgc/mgc_request.c > > > > > b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/mgc/mgc_request.c > > > > > > > > [] > > > > > @@ -1034,7 +1034,7 @@ static int mgc_set_info_async(const struct > > > > > lu_env *env, struct obd_export *exp, > > > > > rc = sptlrpc_parse_flavor(val, &flvr); > > > > > if (rc) { > > > > > CERROR("invalid sptlrpc flavor %s to MGS\n", > > > > > - (char *)val); > > > > > + val); > > > > > > > > Try compiling this. > > > > > > > > > > I compiled it before sending. > > > > Did you look at the warnings? > > > > CC [M] drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/mgc/mgc_request.o > > drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/mgc/mgc_request.c: In function > > ‘mgc_set_info_async’: > > drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/mgc/mgc_request.c:1036:115: warning: format > > ‘%s’ expects argument of type ‘char *’, but argument 3 has type ‘void *’ > > [-Wformat=] > > CERROR("invalid sptlrpc flavor %s to MGS\n", > > > > I again compiled it and this is what I got :- > > CHK include/config/kernel.release > CHK include/generated/uapi/linux/version.h > CHK include/generated/utsrelease.h > CHK include/generated/timeconst.h > CHK include/generated/bounds.h > CHK include/generated/asm-offsets.h > CALL scripts/checksyscalls.sh > CHK include/generated/compile.h > LD arch/x86/boot/compressed/vmlinux > ZOFFSET arch/x86/boot/zoffset.h > AS arch/x86/boot/header.o > LD arch/x86/boot/setup.elf > OBJCOPY arch/x86/boot/setup.bin > OBJCOPY arch/x86/boot/vmlinux.bin > BUILD arch/x86/boot/bzImage > Setup is 17500 bytes (padded to 17920 bytes). > System is 7128 kB > CRC 37713343 > Kernel: arch/x86/boot/bzImage is ready (#4) > Building modules, stage 2. > MODPOST 4541 modules > > I am not getting any warning.
Then you are likely not compiling the modified file. try: $ <git checkout latest-next> $ make clean $ make allyesconfig <apply your patch> $ make drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/mgc/mgc_request.o