From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Chris Mason Subject: Re: Kernel oops after compile error Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 09:43:12 -0400 Message-ID: <1217511792.20239.42.camel@think.oraclecorp.com> References: <1905261913@web.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Cc: linux-btrfs@vger.kernel.org To: Marcel Runte Return-path: In-Reply-To: <1905261913@web.de> List-ID: On Thu, 2008-07-31 at 00:44 +0200, Marcel Runte wrote: > Hello, >=20 > I fiddled around with btrfs this evening and need some further insigh= t into this error. >=20 > During compilation this error occurs: >=20 > /home/runtema/btrfs_build/kernel-9da425337329/file.c: In Funktion =C2= =BBbtrfs_file_write=C2=AB: > /home/runtema/btrfs_build/kernel-9da425337329/file.c:851: Warnung: =C3= =9Cbergabe des Arguments 1 von =C2=BBremove_suid=C2=AB von inkompatible= m Zeigertyp >=20 Btrfs should compile without warnings, in general any warning is a bug. The incompatible pointer argument warnings are almost always bugs. In this case, the ubuntu kernel has a patch that changes the arguments of the remove_suid call, and btrfs needs to call it differently. But, recent versions of Btrfs should be doing the right thing. Which version are you running? -chris -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-btrfs" = in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html