linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/7] Silence even more W=2 warnings

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Date:	Fri, 26 Sep 2014 12:58:03 -0700
From:	josh@...htriplett.org
To:	"Rustad, Mark D" <mark.d.rustad@...el.com>
Cc:	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>,
	"Kirsher, Jeffrey T" <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>,
	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
	"sparse@...isli.org" <sparse@...isli.org>,
	"linux-sparse@...r.kernel.org" <linux-sparse@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/7] Silence even more W=2 warnings

On Fri, Sep 26, 2014 at 07:37:19PM +0000, Rustad, Mark D wrote:
> Most of the others come from null-entry table initializations, i.e. {
> 0 }, which give missing field initializer warnings.

I'd suggest that such initializers should just be {}, not { 0 }, and we
should teach compilers to specifically *not* complain about empty
initializers even when otherwise complaining about missing fields.
Initializing a structure to 0 is completely sensible.

- Josh Triplett
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