linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/4] Improve CLKSRC

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Date:	Thu, 7 Feb 2013 23:45:52 +0000
From:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
To:	Rob Herring <robherring2@...il.com>
Cc:	arm@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Stephen Warren <swarren@...dotorg.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/4] Improve CLKSRC_OF matching

On Thursday 07 February 2013, Rob Herring wrote:
> How so? I don't see a warning as there is no type checking on the init
> function since of_device_id.data is just a void *. It would be good to
> have type checking here if you know a way, but I don't.

Ah, that's right. So it silently builds find even though the
prototypes don't match, and given the C calling conventions
it even ends up working correctly, it just feels wrong.

	Arnd
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