linux-kernel - Re: [patch] add file position info to proc

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Date:	Tue, 27 Mar 2007 09:08:35 +0200
From:	Miklos Szeredi <miklos@...redi.hu>
To:	akpm@...ux-foundation.org
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch] add file position info to proc

> > This patch adds support for finding out the current file position,
> > open flags and possibly other info in the future.
> 
> fs/proc/base.c: In function 'proc_lookupfdinfo':
> fs/proc/base.c:1584: warning: passing argument 3 of 'proc_lookupfd_common' from incompatible pointer type
> fs/proc/base.c: In function 'proc_readfdinfo':
> fs/proc/base.c:1590: warning: passing argument 4 of 'proc_readfd_common' from incompatible pointer type
> 
> If taken, that callback into proc_lookupfd_common() will crash the kernel.

Ugh.  Some constification in -mm that I hadn't noticed.  Resending.

Thanks,
Miklos
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