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Date:	Thu, 4 Feb 2010 18:10:32 +1100
From:	Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>
To:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
Cc:	linux-next@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
Subject: Re: linux-next: driver-core tree build warning

Hi Greg,

On Tue, 2 Feb 2010 18:22:47 -0800 Greg KH <greg@...ah.com> wrote:
>
> On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 06:21:15PM +1100, Stephen Rothwell wrote:
> > 
> > > -static CLASS_ATTR(probe, S_IWUSR, NULL, cpu_probe_store);
> > > -static CLASS_ATTR(release, S_IWUSR, NULL, cpu_release_store);
> > > +static SYSDEV_ATTR(probe, S_IWUSR, NULL, cpu_probe_store);
> > 
> > This defines attr_probe as a "struct sysdev_attribute" whose attr element
> > is a "struct attribute".
> > 
> > > +static SYSDEV_ATTR(release, S_IWUSR, NULL, cpu_release_store);
> > >  #endif /* CONFIG_ARCH_CPU_PROBE_RELEASE */
> > >  
> > >  #else /* ... !CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU */
> > > @@ -261,8 +261,8 @@ int __init cpu_dev_init(void)
> > >  
> > >  static struct sysdev_class_attribute *cpu_sysdev_class_attrs[] = {
> > >  #ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_CPU_PROBE_RELEASE
> > > -	&class_attr_probe.attr,
> > > -	&class_attr_release.attr,
> > > +	&attr_probe.attr,
> > 
> > so here we are initialising a "struct sysdev_class_attribute *" with a
> > "struct attribute *".  Thus the warning.
> 
> Doh, sorry about that.  I've fixed it up now and pushed it out.

Still not right :-( &attr_probe and &attr_release are "struct
sysdev_attribute *" after this patch, but are being assigned to "struct
sysdev_class_attribute *" ...

-- 
Cheers,
Stephen Rothwell                    sfr@...b.auug.org.au
http://www.canb.auug.org.au/~sfr/

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