linux-kernel - Re: PATCH] block: update add

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Date:	Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:58:40 +0900
From:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:	Rufus & Azrael <rufus-azrael@...ericable.fr>
CC:	Linux-kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: PATCH] block: update add_partition() error handling

Rufus & Azrael wrote:
> Hello TJ,
> 
> 
> I try your patch but it fails on apply (see check.c.X in attachment) and
> when compiling the kernel this build error occurs :l
> 
> fs/partitions/check.c:347: erreur: conflicting types for ‘add_partition’
> include/linux/genhd.h:533: erreur: previous declaration of
> ‘add_partition’ was here
> fs/partitions/check.c: In function ‘add_partition’:
> fs/partitions/check.c:406: attention : ‘return’ with a value, in
> function returning void
> fs/partitions/check.c:412: attention : ‘return’ with a value, in
> function returning void
> fs/partitions/check.c: In function ‘rescan_partitions’:
> fs/partitions/check.c:512: erreur: valeur void n'a pas été ignorée comme
> elle aurait dû l'être
> make[2]: *** [fs/partitions/check.o] Erreur 1
> make[1]: *** [fs/partitions] Erreur 2
> make: *** [fs] Erreur 2

Hmmm... are you sure?

> git checkout -f masterAlready on branch "master"
> cat .git/refs/heads/master
bce7f793daec3e65ec5c5705d2457b81fe7b5725
> patch -p1 < ../work/patches/update-add_partition-error
patching file block/ioctl.c
patching file fs/partitions/check.c
Hunk #1 succeeded at 344 (offset 2 lines).
Hunk #2 succeeded at 383 (offset 2 lines).
Hunk #3 succeeded at 505 (offset 2 lines).
patching file include/linux/genhd.h
> make block/genhd.o
  CHK     include/linux/version.h
  CHK     include/linux/utsrelease.h
  CALL    scripts/checksyscalls.sh
  CC      block/genhd.o
block/genhd.c: In function ‘add_disk’:
block/genhd.c:195: warning: ignoring return value of
‘sysfs_create_link’, declared with attribute warn_unused_result

The offset message is due to skipping earlier patches but it should just
work.

Thanks.

-- 
tejun
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