linux-kernel - Re: [patches] [PATCH 0/2] riscv: pass endianness and machine size to sparse

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Date:   Thu, 9 Nov 2017 22:46:50 +0100
From:   Luc Van Oostenryck <luc.vanoostenryck@...il.com>
To:     Palmer Dabbelt <palmer@...ive.com>
Cc:     albert@...ive.com, patches@...ups.riscv.org,
        open list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [patches] [PATCH 0/2] riscv: pass endianness and machine size to sparse

On Thu, Nov 9, 2017 at 10:36 PM, Palmer Dabbelt <palmer@...ive.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 08 Nov 2017 21:53:52 PST (-0800), luc.vanoostenryck@...il.com wrote:
>> The goal of these two patches is to ass endianness and machine
>> size info to sparse so that sparse can emit correct diagnostics
>> even when the endianness and machine size doesn't correspond to
>> sparse's defaults.
>>
>> Luc Van Oostenryck (2):
>>   riscv: pass endianness info to sparse
>>   riscv: pass machine size to sparse
>>
>>  arch/riscv/Makefile | 4 ++++
>>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
>
> Thanks!  I'll take these into the RISC-V tree.

Well, better to hold one because someone has asked
to treat the problem in a generic way (the same problem exist
on other archs) and I certainly think it's indeed better.

I'll sent a newer patch in a day or two.

Sorry for this,
-- Luc Van Oostenryck