linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] sysfs: compile fix, struct file forward declaration

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Message-ID: <20100520183947.GR8301@sequoia.sous-sol.org>
Date:	Thu, 20 May 2010 11:39:47 -0700
From:	Chris Wright <chrisw@...s-sol.org>
To:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
Cc:	Chris Wright <chrisw@...s-sol.org>,
	Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>,
	linux-next@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] sysfs: compile fix, struct file forward declaration

* Greg KH (greg@...ah.com) wrote:
> On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 03:32:19PM -0700, Chris Wright wrote:
> > On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 04:44:09PM +1000, Stephen Rothwell wrote:
> > > After merging the driver-core tree, today's linux-next build (powerpc
> > > ppc64_defconfig) failed like this:
> > > 
> > > cc1: warnings being treated as errors
> > > In file included from include/linux/kobject.h:21,
> > >                  from include/linux/device.h:17,
> > >                  from arch/powerpc/lib/devres.c:10:
> > > include/linux/sysfs.h:97: error: 'struct file' declared inside parameter list
> > > include/linux/sysfs.h:97: error: its scope is only this definition or
> > > declaration, which is probably not what you want
> > > include/linux/sysfs.h:99: error: 'struct file' declared inside parameter list
> > > include/linux/sysfs.h:101: error: 'struct file' declared inside parameter list
> > > 
> > > and many more (arch/powerpc is built with -Werror (as do some other
> > > architectures)) and lots of similar warnings ...
> > 
> > Add missing forward declaration
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Chris Wright <chrisw@...s-sol.org>
> 
> Thanks, now merged in.

Thanks Greg, sorry about the mess up.
-chris
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