Re: Build regressions/improvements in v3.0-rc5 (ssize_t ???)

Randy Dunlap
2011-06-29T21:09:57Z

On Wed, 29 Jun 2011 10:13:17 +0200 (CEST) Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:

> *** WARNINGS ***
>
> 358 regressions:

> + drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/usb-fw.c: warning: format '%zd' expects type 'signed size_t', but argument 4 has type 'ssize_t': => 210
> + drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/usb-fw.c: warning: format '%zd' expects type 'signed size_t', but argument 8 has type 'ssize_t': => 222

> + drivers/staging/bcm/Bcmchar.c: warning: format '%zd' expects type 'signed size_t', but argument 2 has type 'ssize_t': => 146
> + drivers/staging/bcm/Bcmchar.c: warning: format '%zd' expects type 'signed size_t', but argument 3 has type 'ssize_t': => 146

> + net/sunrpc/auth_gss/auth_gss.c: warning: format '%Zd' expects type 'signed size_t', but argument 2 has type 'ssize_t': => 708
> + net/sunrpc/auth_gss/auth_gss.c: warning: format '%zd' expects type 'signed size_t', but argument 3 has type 'ssize_t': => 690

Can someone explain these warnings, please? (signed size_t vs. ssize_t)

Is gcc confused?
Looks like a compiler issue to me.

thanks,
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~Randy
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