Re: [git-pull -tip] Add -Werror to arch/x86/ files only and fixwarnings

[Ingo Molnar]

* Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Wed, 15 Apr 2009 16:34:18 +0530
> Jaswinder Singh Rajput <jaswinder@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > I added -Werror for x86/files only
> 
> yikes.
> 
> Not only does this need to be tested for all configs, it also need 
> to be tested for all approved gcc versions.
> 
> For example, one of my compilers always spews warnings from x86 
> because it has the "foo(&bar) doesn't initialise bar" stupidity.
> 
> And there will be other gcc inconsitencies, for sure.

Yes.

> > Subject: [PATCH-tip] x86: Adding -Werror to arch/x86/ files only 
> > for !CONFIG_ALLOW_X86_WARNINGS
> 
> whew, that sounds better.

Yes, as requested by an equally worried x86 maintainer ;-)

	Ingo
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/