Re: [PATCH] powerpc/ptrace: Add prototype for function pt_regs_check

From: Mathieu Malaterre
Date: Fri Feb 15 2019 - 03:11:49 EST


On Sat, Dec 8, 2018 at 4:46 PM Mathieu Malaterre <malat@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> `pt_regs_check` is a dummy function, its purpose is to break the build
> if struct pt_regs and struct user_pt_regs don't match.
>
> This function has no functionnal purpose, and will get eliminated at
> link time or after init depending on CONFIG_LD_DEAD_CODE_DATA_ELIMINATION
>
> This commit adds a prototype to fix warning at W=1:
>
> arch/powerpc/kernel/ptrace.c:3339:13: error: no previous prototype for âpt_regs_checkâ [-Werror=missing-prototypes]
>
> Suggested-by: Christophe Leroy <christophe.leroy@xxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Mathieu Malaterre <malat@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> arch/powerpc/kernel/ptrace.c | 4 ++++
> 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/ptrace.c
> index a398999d0770..341c0060b4c8 100644
> --- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/ptrace.c
> +++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/ptrace.c
> @@ -3338,6 +3338,10 @@ void do_syscall_trace_leave(struct pt_regs *regs)
> user_enter();
> }
>
> +void __init pt_regs_check(void);
> +/* dummy function, its purpose is to break the build if struct pt_regs and
> + * struct user_pt_regs don't match.
> + */

Another trick which seems to work with GCC is:

-void __init pt_regs_check(void)
+static inline void __init pt_regs_check(void)

> void __init pt_regs_check(void)
> {
> BUILD_BUG_ON(offsetof(struct pt_regs, gpr) !=
> --
> 2.19.2
>