linux-kernel - Re: [patch 14/23] inodes: Support generic defragmentation

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Date:	Wed, 7 Nov 2007 11:35:55 +0100
From:	Jörn Engel <joern@...fs.org>
To:	Andreas Schwab <schwab@...e.de>
Cc:	Jörn Engel <joern@...fs.org>,
	Christoph Lameter <clameter@....com>, akpm@...ux-foundatin.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-mm@...ck.org,
	Mel Gorman <mel@...net.ie>
Subject: Re: [patch 14/23] inodes: Support generic defragmentation

On Wed, 7 November 2007 11:35:13 +0100, Andreas Schwab wrote:
> >
> > The fact that all pointers get changed makes me a bit uneasy:
> > 	struct foo_inode v[20];
> > 	...
> > 	fs_get_inodes(..., v, ...);
> > 	...
> > 	v[0].foo_field = bar;
> > 	
> > No warning, but spectacular fireworks.
> 
> You'l get a warning that struct foo_inode * is incompatible with void **.
- 	struct foo_inode v[20];
+ 	struct foo_inode *v[20];

Looks like my example needs a patch as well.  Anyway, the function is
used in a way that makes this a non-issue.

Jörn

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