Re: [PATCH] bpf: add __printf() to for printf fmt strings

[kernel test robot]

Hi Ben,

kernel test robot noticed the following build warnings:

[auto build test WARNING on bpf-next/master]
[also build test WARNING on bpf/master linus/master v6.7-rc2 next-20231122]
[If your patch is applied to the wrong git tree, kindly drop us a note.
And when submitting patch, we suggest to use '--base' as documented in
https://git-scm.com/docs/git-format-patch#_base_tree_information]

url:    https://github.com/intel-lab-lkp/linux/commits/Ben-Dooks/bpf-add-__printf-to-for-printf-fmt-strings/20231122-231149
base:   https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bpf/bpf-next.git master
patch link:    https://lore.kernel.org/r/20231122133656.290475-1-ben.dooks%40codethink.co.uk
patch subject: [PATCH] bpf: add __printf() to for printf fmt strings
config: x86_64-randconfig-161-20231123 (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20231123/202311231030.yBuPn92M-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/config)
compiler: gcc-9 (Debian 9.3.0-22) 9.3.0
reproduce (this is a W=1 build): (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20231123/202311231030.yBuPn92M-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/reproduce)

If you fix the issue in a separate patch/commit (i.e. not just a new version of
the same patch/commit), kindly add following tags
| Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@xxxxxxxxx>
| Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-kbuild-all/202311231030.yBuPn92M-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/

All warnings (new ones prefixed by >>):

   kernel/bpf/btf.c: In function 'btf_type_seq_show_flags':
>> kernel/bpf/btf.c:7100:14: warning: assignment left-hand side might be a candidate for a format attribute [-Wsuggest-attribute=format]
    7100 |  sseq.showfn = btf_seq_show;
         |              ^
   kernel/bpf/btf.c: In function 'btf_type_snprintf_show':
   kernel/bpf/btf.c:7151:24: warning: assignment left-hand side might be a candidate for a format attribute [-Wsuggest-attribute=format]
    7151 |  ssnprintf.show.showfn = btf_snprintf_show;
         |                        ^


vim +7100 kernel/bpf/btf.c

31d0bc81637d8d Alan Maguire 2020-09-28  7093  
eb411377aed9e2 Alan Maguire 2020-09-28  7094  int btf_type_seq_show_flags(const struct btf *btf, u32 type_id,
31d0bc81637d8d Alan Maguire 2020-09-28  7095  			    void *obj, struct seq_file *m, u64 flags)
31d0bc81637d8d Alan Maguire 2020-09-28  7096  {
31d0bc81637d8d Alan Maguire 2020-09-28  7097  	struct btf_show sseq;
31d0bc81637d8d Alan Maguire 2020-09-28  7098  
31d0bc81637d8d Alan Maguire 2020-09-28  7099  	sseq.target = m;
31d0bc81637d8d Alan Maguire 2020-09-28 @7100  	sseq.showfn = btf_seq_show;
31d0bc81637d8d Alan Maguire 2020-09-28  7101  	sseq.flags = flags;
31d0bc81637d8d Alan Maguire 2020-09-28  7102  
31d0bc81637d8d Alan Maguire 2020-09-28  7103  	btf_type_show(btf, type_id, obj, &sseq);
31d0bc81637d8d Alan Maguire 2020-09-28  7104  
31d0bc81637d8d Alan Maguire 2020-09-28  7105  	return sseq.state.status;
31d0bc81637d8d Alan Maguire 2020-09-28  7106  }
31d0bc81637d8d Alan Maguire 2020-09-28  7107  

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