linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/6] h8300 setup.c initrd support fix

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Date:	Sat, 16 Feb 2008 21:27:08 -0800
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Yoshinori Sato <ysato@...rs.sourceforge.jp>
Cc:	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/6] h8300 setup.c initrd support fix

On Sun, 17 Feb 2008 00:09:47 -0500 Yoshinori Sato <ysato@...rs.sourceforge.jp> wrote:

> 
> Sorry. I mistake orign.
> Signed-off-by: Yoshinori Sato <ysato@...rs.sourceforge.jp>
> 

Please include a full description of your patches!

> 
> diff --git a/arch/h8300/kernel/setup.c b/arch/h8300/kernel/setup.c
> index b1f25c2..4dd744f 100644
> --- a/arch/h8300/kernel/setup.c
> +++ b/arch/h8300/kernel/setup.c
> @@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
>  #include <linux/bootmem.h>
>  #include <linux/seq_file.h>
>  #include <linux/init.h>
> +#include <linux/initrd.h>
>  
>  #include <asm/setup.h>
>  #include <asm/irq.h>
> @@ -99,8 +100,8 @@ void __init setup_arch(char **cmdline_p)
>  	/* allow for ROMFS on the end of the kernel */
>  	if (memcmp((void *)memory_start, "-rom1fs-", 8) == 0) {
>  #if defined(CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD)
> -		initrd_start = memory_start;
> -		initrd_end = memory_start += be32_to_cpu(((unsigned long *) (memory_start))[2]);
> +		initrd_start = (void *)memory_start;
> +		initrd_end = (void *)(memory_start += be32_to_cpu(((unsigned long *) (memory_start))[2]));
>  #else
>  		memory_start += be32_to_cpu(((unsigned long *) memory_start)[2]);
>  #endif

This is still wrong.

initrd_start and initrd_end have type `unsigned long'.  But the
right-hand-side of these assignemtns has type void*.  THe compiler will
warn.


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