Re: [PATCH] i2c.h: Fix another gcc 4.0 compile failure

[Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>]

On Sun, Feb 20, 2005 at 07:40:24AM -0800, Mickey Stein wrote:
> Greg KH wrote:
> 
> >On Sat, Feb 19, 2005 at 08:58:48AM -0800, Mickey Stein wrote:
> > 
> >
> >>From: Mickey Stein
> >>Versions:   linux-2.6.11-rc4-bk7, gcc4 (GCC) 4.0.0 20050217 (latest fc 
> >>rawhide from 19Feb DL)
> >>
> >>gcc4 cvs seems to dislike "include/linux/i2c.h file":
> >>
> >>Error msg:   include/linux/i2c.h:{55,194} error: array type has 
> >>incomplete element type
> >>
> >>A. Daplas has recently done a workaround for this on another header 
> >>file. A thread discussing this
> >>can be found by following the link below:
> >>
> >>http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc/2005-02/msg00053.html
> >>
> >>The patch changes the array declaration from "struct x y[]" format to 
> >>"struct x *y".
> >>I realize its only a workaround, but the gcc guys seem to be aware of 
> >>this.
> >>** Note: I'm a noob at this, so feel free to make chopped liver out of 
> >>this if its incorrect.
> >>patch below is also attached since I'm not sure formatting survives 
> >>the cut&paste.
> >>   
> >>
> >
> >The patch looks sane, but before I apply it, care to also fix up all of
> >the function pointers that are affected by this patch?  Also the
> >i2c_transfer() function itself should be changed (not just the header
> >file.)
> >
> >thanks,
> >
> >greg k-h
> >
> > 
> >
> Greg,
> 
> I took a look for other references similar to those in my first take at 
> this and found a couple more files.
> Attached is another patch that hopefully addresses the all the similar 
> cases.  I tried it on today's (-bk8) kernel,
> with all i2c switches enabled.

What about the i2c drivers that implement the master_xfer function?  You
will now have a bunch of compiler warnings if you build them with this
patch, right?

thanks,

greg k-h