linux-kernel - Re: compiler warnings in 2.6.35.2

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Message-ID: <20100818133618.GB6663@kroah.com>
Date:	Wed, 18 Aug 2010 06:36:18 -0700
From:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
To:	Chris Frey <cdfrey@...rsquare.net>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: compiler warnings in 2.6.35.2

On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 10:12:52PM -0400, Chris Frey wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> When compiling the latest 2.6.35.2 I get a ton of warnings like the
> following.  Similar warnings were present in 2.6.35, and I assumed a
> stable point release may have tackled them already.  But maybe they
> are peculiar to my setup.  Warning below.
> 
> - Chris
> 
> 
> 
>   CC      mm/swap.o
> In file included from include/linux/kobject.h:21,
>                  from include/linux/sched.h:91,
>                  from mm/swap.c:17:
> include/linux/sysfs.h:183: warning: parameter has incomplete type

Known issue, will show up in a future .35.y kernel release.  The patch
is below if you need it now.

thanks,

greg k-h

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