linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] staging: dgap: Fixed sparse error: same symbol redeclared with different type

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Message-ID: <20140318200537.GA1834@kroah.com>
Date:	Tue, 18 Mar 2014 13:05:37 -0700
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	Masood Mehmood <ody.guru@...il.com>
Cc:	devel@...verdev.osuosl.org, lidza.louina@...il.com,
	eng.linux@...i.com, driverdev-devel@...uxdriverproject.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] staging: dgap: Fixed sparse error: same symbol
 redeclared with different type

On Thu, Mar 13, 2014 at 03:02:59AM -0700, Masood Mehmood wrote:
> sparse reported dgap_do_fep_load is redeclared with different type. while
> fixing, I noticed __user attribute is used incorrectly in declaration.
> There is no need to define __user for firware->data.
> 
> Replaced the __user with 'const uchar *' from function dgap_do_fep_load and
> did the same for function dgap_do_bios_load
> 
> patch generated against: next-20140317
> 
> Signed-off-by: Masood Mehmood <ody.guru@...il.com>
> ---
>  drivers/staging/dgap/dgap.c | 13 ++++++-------
>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

This patch does not apply to my staging-next branch, sorry.  Please redo
it and resend.

thanks,

greg k-h
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