linux-kernel - Re: [kbuild-all] [PATCH] initify_plugin: one more warning workaround

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Message-ID: <20170331112931.67vy36r6pstfcl6j@wfg-t540p.sh.intel.com>
Date:   Fri, 31 Mar 2017 19:29:31 +0800
From:   Fengguang Wu <lkp@...el.com>
To:     Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Cc:     Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Matt Fleming <matt@...eblueprint.co.uk>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Emese Revfy <re.emese@...il.com>, kbuild-all@...org,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [kbuild-all] [PATCH] initify_plugin: one more warning workaround

On Fri, Mar 31, 2017 at 01:20:04PM +0200, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
>On Fri, Mar 31, 2017 at 12:33 PM, kbuild test robot <lkp@...el.com> wrote:
>> Hi Arnd,
>>
>> [auto build test WARNING on linus/master]
>> [also build test WARNING on v4.11-rc4 next-20170330]
>> [if your patch is applied to the wrong git tree, please drop us a note to help improve the system]
>
>I expected it to work on next but not on linus/master
>
>> url:    https://github.com/0day-ci/linux/commits/Arnd-Bergmann/initify_plugin-one-more-warning-workaround/20170331-161135
>> reproduce: make htmldocs
>>
>> All warnings (new ones prefixed by >>):
>>
>>>> lib/vsprintf.c:2407: warning: No description found for parameter '3'
>>>> lib/vsprintf.c:2407: warning: Excess function parameter 'buf' description in '__unverified_nocapture'
>>>> lib/vsprintf.c:2407: warning: Excess function parameter 'size' description in '__unverified_nocapture'
>>>> lib/vsprintf.c:2407: warning: Excess function parameter 'fmt' description in '__unverified_nocapture'
>>>> lib/vsprintf.c:2407: warning: Excess function parameter 'bin_buf' description in '__unverified_nocapture'
>
>These warnings will definitely show up on mainline today.
>
>>    lib/crc32.c:148: warning: No description found for parameter 'tab)[256]'
>>    lib/crc32.c:148: warning: Excess function parameter 'tab' description in 'crc32_le_generic'
>>    lib/crc32.c:293: warning: No description found for parameter 'tab)[256]'
>>    lib/crc32.c:293: warning: Excess function parameter 'tab' description in 'crc32_be_generic'
>>    lib/crc32.c:1: warning: no structured comments found
>
>I don't see how this output relates to my patch.

They are old warnings (not prefixed by >>), so not related to your patch.

>Did only the latter appear on linux-next?

Since your patch is firstly applied to mainline kernel,
the error messages should correspond to mainline kernel. 

Regards,
Fengguang