linux-kernel - [PATCH 1/1] genksyms: add printf format attribute to error_with

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Date:   Sat, 20 May 2017 13:27:00 +0200
From:   Nicolas Iooss <nicolas.iooss_linux@....org>
To:     Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>,
        Michal Marek <mmarek@...e.com>, linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Nicolas Iooss <nicolas.iooss_linux@....org>
Subject: [PATCH 1/1] genksyms: add printf format attribute to error_with_pos()

When compiling with -Wsuggest-attribute=format in HOSTCFLAGS, gcc
complains that error_with_pos() may be declared with a printf format
attribute:

    scripts/genksyms/genksyms.c:726:3: warning: function might be
    possible candidate for ‘gnu_printf’ format attribute
    [-Wsuggest-attribute=format]
       vfprintf(stderr, fmt, args);
       ^~~~~~~~

This would allow catching printf-format errors at compile time in
callers to error_with_pos(). Add this attribute.

Signed-off-by: Nicolas Iooss <nicolas.iooss_linux@....org>
---

I am sending this to the maintainers listed in section "KERNEL BUILD +
files below scripts/ (unless maintained elsewhere)" even though it does
not list scripts/genksyms/. Should this directory be added in
MAINTAINERS?

 scripts/genksyms/genksyms.h | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/scripts/genksyms/genksyms.h b/scripts/genksyms/genksyms.h
index 3bffdcaaa274..b724a0290c75 100644
--- a/scripts/genksyms/genksyms.h
+++ b/scripts/genksyms/genksyms.h
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ struct string_list *copy_list_range(struct string_list *start,
 int yylex(void);
 int yyparse(void);
 
-void error_with_pos(const char *, ...);
+void error_with_pos(const char *, ...) __attribute__ ((format(printf, 1, 2)));
 
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 #define xmalloc(size) ({ void *__ptr = malloc(size);		\
-- 
2.12.2