Re: [PATCH v4 2/4] arch/x86: Move internal setup_data structures into setup_data.h

Thomas Zimmermann
2024-01-11T09:50:46Z

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Hi

Am 09.01.24 um 18:58 schrieb Nathan Chancellor:
> On Tue, Jan 09, 2024 at 08:28:59AM +0800, kernel test robot wrote:
>> Hi Thomas,
>>
>> kernel test robot noticed the following build warnings:
>>
>> [auto build test WARNING on tip/x86/core]
>> [also build test WARNING on efi/next tip/master tip/auto-latest linus/master v6.7 next-20240108]
>> [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/Thomas-Zimmermann/arch-x86-Move-UAPI-setup-structures-into-setup_data-h/20240108-180158
>> base: tip/x86/core
>> patch link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240108095903.8427-3-tzimmermann%40suse.de
>> patch subject: [PATCH v4 2/4] arch/x86: Move internal setup_data structures into setup_data.h
>> config: x86_64-rhel-8.3-bpf (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20240109/202401090800.UOBEKB3W-lkp@intel.com/config)
>> compiler: ClangBuiltLinux clang version 17.0.6 (https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project 6009708b4367171ccdbf4b5905cb6a803753fe18)
>> reproduce (this is a W=1 build): (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20240109/202401090800.UOBEKB3W-lkp@intel.com/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@intel.com>
>> | Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-kbuild-all/202401090800.UOBEKB3W-lkp@intel.com/
>>
>> All warnings (new ones prefixed by >>):
>>
>> In file included from arch/x86/realmode/rm/wakemain.c:3:
>> In file included from arch/x86/boot/boot.h:24:
>> In file included from arch/x86/include/asm/setup.h:10:
>> In file included from arch/x86/include/asm/page_types.h:7:
>> In file included from include/linux/mem_encrypt.h:17:
>> In file included from arch/x86/include/asm/mem_encrypt.h:18:
>> In file included from arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/bootparam.h:5:
>>>> arch/x86/include/asm/setup_data.h:10:20: warning: field 'data' with variable sized type 'struct setup_data' not at the end of a struct or class is a GNU extension [-Wgnu-variable-sized-type-not-at-end]
>> 10 | struct setup_data data;
>> | ^
>> 1 warning generated.
>
> I think this warning is expected. This structure is now included in the
> realmode part of arch/x86, which has its own set of build flags,
> including -Wall, which includes -Wgnu on clang. The kernel obviously
> uses GNU extensions and states this clearly with '-std=gnu11', so
> -Wno-gnu is unconditionally added to KBUILD_CFLAGS for clang. It seems
> that same treatment is needed for REALMODE_CFLAGS, which also matches
> arch/x86/boot/compressed/Makefile, see commit 6c3b56b19730 ("x86/boot:
> Disable Clang warnings about GNU extensions"):
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/Makefile b/arch/x86/Makefile
> index 1a068de12a56..24076db59783 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/Makefile
> +++ b/arch/x86/Makefile
> @@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ REALMODE_CFLAGS += -fno-stack-protector
> REALMODE_CFLAGS += -Wno-address-of-packed-member
> REALMODE_CFLAGS += $(cc_stack_align4)
> REALMODE_CFLAGS += $(CLANG_FLAGS)
> +ifdef CONFIG_CC_IS_CLANG
> +REALMODE_CFLAGS += -Wno-gnu
> +endif

Thanks. Shall I include this change in the patchset?

Best regards
Thomas

> export REALMODE_CFLAGS
>
> # BITS is used as extension for files which are available in a 32 bit

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