Re: [Patch v2] common/initcall: Extern linker symbols with correct types.

[Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@citrix.com>]

On 18/10/13 15:06, Andrew Cooper wrote:
> Coverity IDs 1054956, 1054957
>
> Coverity pointed out that we applying array operations based on an expression
> which yielded singleton pointers.  The problem is actually that the externs
> were typed incorrectly.
>
> Correct the extern declaration to prevent straying into undefined behaviour,
> and relying on the lenience of GCC to work.
>
> Signed-off-by: Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@citrix.com>
> CC: Keir Fraser <keir@xen.org>
> CC: Jan Beulich <JBeulich@suse.com>

Ping?

>
> ---
>
> Changes in v2: apply const correctness as well.
> ---
>  xen/common/kernel.c |   11 ++++++-----
>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/xen/common/kernel.c b/xen/common/kernel.c
> index b8707d9..4ca50c4 100644
> --- a/xen/common/kernel.c
> +++ b/xen/common/kernel.c
> @@ -196,19 +196,20 @@ void add_taint(unsigned flag)
>      tainted |= flag;
>  }
>  
> -extern initcall_t __initcall_start, __presmp_initcall_end, __initcall_end;
> +extern const initcall_t __initcall_start[], __presmp_initcall_end[],
> +    __initcall_end[];
>  
>  void __init do_presmp_initcalls(void)
>  {
> -    initcall_t *call;
> -    for ( call = &__initcall_start; call < &__presmp_initcall_end; call++ )
> +    const initcall_t *call;
> +    for ( call = __initcall_start; call < __presmp_initcall_end; call++ )
>          (*call)();
>  }
>  
>  void __init do_initcalls(void)
>  {
> -    initcall_t *call;
> -    for ( call = &__presmp_initcall_end; call < &__initcall_end; call++ )
> +    const initcall_t *call;
> +    for ( call = __presmp_initcall_end; call < __initcall_end; call++ )
>          (*call)();
>  }
>