linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 14/14] lib/test_printf.c: test dentry printing

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Date:	Fri, 04 Dec 2015 09:16:02 +0100
From:	Rasmus Villemoes <linux@...musvillemoes.dk>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
	Al Viro <viro@...IV.linux.org.uk>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 14/14] lib/test_printf.c: test dentry printing

On Fri, Dec 04 2015, Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org> wrote:

> On Thu,  3 Dec 2015 21:51:13 +0100 Rasmus Villemoes <linux@...musvillemoes.dk> wrote:
>
>> +static struct dentry test_dentry[4] __initdata = {
>> +	{ .d_parent = &test_dentry[0],
>> +	  .d_name = { .len = 3, .name = test_dentry[0].d_iname },
>> +	  .d_iname = "foo" },
>
> Confused.  qstr has no .len.
>
> lib/test_printf.c:332: error: unknown field 'len' specified in initializer

Huh? It goes without saying that I've compiled and run this, and never
seen this problem. struct qstr does have a len member, though it's
hidden inside an anonymous struct inside an anonymous union. But at
least my gcc (4.9) has no problem with those initializers - and
fs/dcache.c happily accesses name->len all the time (how else would one
get at the member). Also note the lack of 0day complaints. What tool
gave that error?

Also confused.

Rasmus
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