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Date:	Tue, 05 Aug 2008 18:15:27 -0700
From:	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org>
To:	Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>
CC:	Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>,
	linux-next@...r.kernel.org, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	jeremy@...source.com, chrisw@...s-sol.org
Subject: Re: linux-next: Tree for August 5 (XEN)

Randy Dunlap wrote:
> These warnings have been around for several days now.
> Is there a patch available but not yet merged for linux-next?
>
>
> linux-next-20080805/drivers/xen/balloon.c:599: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
> linux-next-20080805/drivers/xen/balloon.c:600: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
> linux-next-20080805/drivers/xen/balloon.c:601: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
> linux-next-20080805/drivers/xen/balloon.c:602: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
> linux-next-20080805/drivers/xen/balloon.c:605: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
> linux-next-20080805/drivers/xen/balloon.c:635: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
>   

I posted this patch the other day.  It's in tip.git, but I guess it 
hasn't made it to next.

    J

Subject: xen-balloon: fix up sysfs issues

1. Set the class so it doesn't clash with the normal memory class
2. Fix up the sysfs show functions to match the new prototype
3. Clean up use of memparse

Signed-off-by: Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy.fitzhardinge@...rix.com>
Cc: viets@...k.de
Cc: Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
---
 drivers/xen/balloon.c |   27 ++++++++++++---------------
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

===================================================================
--- a/drivers/xen/balloon.c
+++ b/drivers/xen/balloon.c
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 
 #define PAGES2KB(_p) ((_p)<<(PAGE_SHIFT-10))
 
-#define BALLOON_CLASS_NAME "memory"
+#define BALLOON_CLASS_NAME "xen_memory"
 
 struct balloon_stats {
 	/* We aim for 'current allocation' == 'target allocation'. */
@@ -588,12 +587,13 @@
 }
 
 
-#define BALLOON_SHOW(name, format, args...)			\
-	static ssize_t show_##name(struct sys_device *dev,	\
-				   char *buf)			\
-	{							\
-		return sprintf(buf, format, ##args);		\
-	}							\
+#define BALLOON_SHOW(name, format, args...)				\
+	static ssize_t show_##name(struct sys_device *dev,		\
+				   struct sysdev_attribute *attr,	\
+				   char *buf)				\
+	{								\
+		return sprintf(buf, format, ##args);			\
+	}								\
 	static SYSDEV_ATTR(name, S_IRUGO, show_##name, NULL)
 
 BALLOON_SHOW(current_kb, "%lu\n", PAGES2KB(balloon_stats.current_pages));
@@ -604,7 +604,8 @@
 	     (balloon_stats.hard_limit!=~0UL) ? PAGES2KB(balloon_stats.hard_limit) : 0);
 BALLOON_SHOW(driver_kb, "%lu\n", PAGES2KB(balloon_stats.driver_pages));
 
-static ssize_t show_target_kb(struct sys_device *dev, char *buf)
+static ssize_t show_target_kb(struct sys_device *dev, struct sysdev_attribute *attr,
+			      char *buf)
 {
 	return sprintf(buf, "%lu\n", PAGES2KB(balloon_stats.target_pages));
 }
@@ -614,19 +615,14 @@
 			       const char *buf,
 			       size_t count)
 {
-	char memstring[64], *endchar;
+	char *endchar;
 	unsigned long long target_bytes;
 
 	if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
 		return -EPERM;
 
-	if (count <= 1)
-		return -EBADMSG; /* runt */
-	if (count > sizeof(memstring))
-		return -EFBIG;   /* too long */
-	strcpy(memstring, buf);
+	target_bytes = memparse(buf, &endchar);
 
-	target_bytes = memparse(memstring, &endchar);
 	balloon_set_new_target(target_bytes >> PAGE_SHIFT);
 
 	return count;


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