linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 1/7] compiler_attributes.h: add __attribute__((format

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Message-ID: <CANiq72=-2mrvBWHUcFCNsoQ_EbXQm4RmtOp061ngnGJx_Fyp0g@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Fri, 2 Nov 2018 11:36:14 +0100
From:   Miguel Ojeda <miguel.ojeda.sandonis@...il.com>
To:     Rasmus Villemoes <linux@...musvillemoes.dk>
Cc:     Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 1/7] compiler_attributes.h: add __attribute__((format_arg))
 shorthand

Hi Rasmus,

On Sat, Oct 27, 2018 at 2:06 PM Miguel Ojeda
<miguel.ojeda.sandonis@...il.com> wrote:
>
> I did quick check and gcc >= 4.1, clang >= 3.0, icc >= 13 compilers
> seem to support it (or at least recognize it, even if they just ignore
> it), so we do not need to make it optional, no? Did I miss some case?

compiler-attributes landed -- do you want to do the v2 of this (i.e.
#defining it unconditionally) or you prefer I simply fix up the patch?

(I will improve the docs as well in another patch about the "optional" naming).

Cheers,
Miguel