linux-kernel - Re: [2.6.27-git2] compilation warning for arch/x86/kernel/xsave.c

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Date:	Mon, 13 Oct 2008 20:58:52 +0200
From:	Rufus & Azrael <rufus-azrael@...ericable.fr>
To:	Suresh Siddha <suresh.b.siddha@...el.com>
CC:	Linux-kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
Subject: Re: [2.6.27-git2] compilation warning for arch/x86/kernel/xsave.c

Suresh Siddha wrote:
> On Sun, Oct 12, 2008 at 12:30:17AM -0700, Rufus&  Azrael wrote:
>    
>> Hi Suresh,
>>
>>
>> Your commit ed405958057ca6a8c4c9178a7a3b1167fabb45f5 causes this
>> compilation warning on xsave.c :
>>
>>      
>>> arch/x86/kernel/xsave.c: In function ‘save_i387_xstate’:
>>> arch/x86/kernel/xsave.c:98: attention : ignoring return value of
>>> ‘__clear_user’, declared with attribute warn_unused_result
>>>        
>
> Thanks Rufus for the report and thanks Ingo for pushing the fix.
>
> I wonder why CONFIG_ENABLE_MUST_CHECK is not turned on by default?
> I turned this option on, in the list of configs I use.
>
> thanks,
> suresh
>
>    
Hi Suresh,


This option is set to Y in my .config, but I don't remember if it was 
volontary or by default.

Regards.

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