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Message-ID: <1407794456.12335.3.camel@oc1318858833.ibm.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2014 15:00:56 -0700
From: Benjamin Lee <leeben@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To: davem@...emloft.net, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc: dany@...ibm.com, dany4madden@...il.com, benjamin.fik.lee@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Made bpf_internal_load_pointer_neg_helper static:
fixes Sparse warning
I wanted to know what the current status of my patch is since my
internship will be ending this Friday and I want to know before then. if
there are any problems with it I can fix them before Thursday. Thank you
in advance.
On Fri, 2014-07-18 at 11:34 -0700, Benjamin Lee wrote:
> This patch fixes the following Sparse warning:
>
> net/core/filter.c:52:6: warning: symbol
> 'bpf_internal_load_pointer_neg_helper' was not declared. Should it be
> static?
>
> I declared bpf_internal_load_pointer_neg_helper as static because it
> is not referenced elsewhere in the kernel. The patched kernel boots
> and runs OK. I verified that the section of code is actually being
> compiled by temporarily placing a #pragma message inside the function.
> I also verified that the function is being called by temporarily
> inserting a call to panic.
>
> I am a high school student trying to become familiar with the open
> source process and the Linux kernel, so your guidance is appreciated.
>
> Signed-off-by Benjamin Lee <leeben@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
> Reviewed-by: Dany Madden <danymadden@...ibm.com>
> Reviewed-by: Jim Keniston <jkenisto@...ibm.com>
>
> ---
> net/core/filter.c | 3 ++-
> 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/net/core/filter.c b/net/core/filter.c
> index 735fad8..068442a 100644
> --- a/net/core/filter.c
> +++ b/net/core/filter.c
> @@ -70,7 +70,8 @@
> *
> * Exported for the bpf jit load helper.
> */
> -void *bpf_internal_load_pointer_neg_helper(const struct sk_buff *skb, int k, unsigned int size)
> +static void *bpf_internal_load_pointer_neg_helper(const struct sk_buff *skb,
> + int k, unsigned int
> size)
> {
> u8 *ptr = NULL;
>
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