linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/3] Restrict definition of a static function in kernel/auditsc.c

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Date:	Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:32:39 -0700
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Dmitri Vorobiev <dmitri.vorobiev@...ial.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, dmitri.vorobiev@...ial.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] Restrict definition of a static function in
 kernel/auditsc.c

On Wed, 18 Mar 2009 23:49:27 +0200
Dmitri Vorobiev <dmitri.vorobiev@...ial.com> wrote:

> The function 'audit_set_auditable' in kernel/auditsc.c is called
> only when the CONFIG_AUDIT_TREE option is set. Therefore, the
> following warning may be produced:
> 
> kernel/auditsc.c:745: warning: 'audit_set_auditable' defined but not used
> 
> This patch fixes the warning by moving the function definition under an
> appropriate preprocessor construct.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Dmitri Vorobiev <dmitri.vorobiev@...ial.com>
> ---
>  kernel/auditsc.c |    2 ++
>  1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/kernel/auditsc.c b/kernel/auditsc.c
> index 8cbddff..bac40d0 100644
> --- a/kernel/auditsc.c
> +++ b/kernel/auditsc.c
> @@ -741,6 +741,7 @@ void audit_filter_inodes(struct task_struct *tsk, struct audit_context *ctx)
>  	rcu_read_unlock();
>  }
>  
> +#ifdef CONFIG_AUDIT_TREE
>  static void audit_set_auditable(struct audit_context *ctx)
>  {
>  	if (!ctx->prio) {
> @@ -748,6 +749,7 @@ static void audit_set_auditable(struct audit_context *ctx)
>  		ctx->current_state = AUDIT_RECORD_CONTEXT;
>  	}
>  }
> +#endif
>  
>  static inline struct audit_context *audit_get_context(struct task_struct *tsk,
>  						      int return_valid,

I already fixed this with the (IMO superior) patch below.

The patch was sent to the audit maintainers on Feb 11 and was resent on
March 4 and was both times ignored, along with the other two audit
patches I sent.

Bugger it, I'm fed up with this.  I'll merge them myself.



From: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>

kernel/auditsc.c:745: warning: 'audit_set_auditable' defined but not used

Reported-by: Rakib Mullick <rakib.mullick@...il.com>
Cc: Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
Cc: Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>
Cc: Eric Paris <eparis@...hat.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
---

 kernel/auditsc.c |   17 +++++++++--------
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff -puN kernel/auditsc.c~kernel-auditscc-fix-warning kernel/auditsc.c
--- a/kernel/auditsc.c~kernel-auditscc-fix-warning
+++ a/kernel/auditsc.c
@@ -364,6 +364,15 @@ static int grow_tree_refs(struct audit_c
 	ctx->tree_count = 31;
 	return 1;
 }
+
+static void audit_set_auditable(struct audit_context *ctx)
+{
+	if (!ctx->prio) {
+		ctx->prio = 1;
+		ctx->current_state = AUDIT_RECORD_CONTEXT;
+	}
+}
+
 #endif
 
 static void unroll_tree_refs(struct audit_context *ctx,
@@ -741,14 +750,6 @@ void audit_filter_inodes(struct task_str
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 }
 
-static void audit_set_auditable(struct audit_context *ctx)
-{
-	if (!ctx->prio) {
-		ctx->prio = 1;
-		ctx->current_state = AUDIT_RECORD_CONTEXT;
-	}
-}
-
 static inline struct audit_context *audit_get_context(struct task_struct *tsk,
 						      int return_valid,
 						      int return_code)
_

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