linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] kbuild: treat char as always unsigned

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Date:   Wed, 21 Dec 2022 13:01:23 -0800
From:   Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
To:     Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:     Rasmus Villemoes <rasmus.villemoes@...vas.dk>,
        Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>,
        "Jason A. Donenfeld" <Jason@...c4.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-arch@...r.kernel.org, linux-toolchains@...r.kernel.org,
        Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        linux-m68k@...ts.linux-m68k.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] kbuild: treat char as always unsigned

On Wed, Dec 21, 2022 at 10:46:08AM -0800, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 21, 2022 at 9:19 AM Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net> wrote:
> >
> > On Wed, Dec 21, 2022 at 09:06:41AM -0800, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> > >
> > > I think the real fix is to just remove that broken implementation
> > > entirely, and rely on the generic one.
> >
> > Perfectly fine with me.
> 
> That got pushed out as commit 7c0846125358 ("m68k: remove broken
> strcmp implementation") but it's obviously entirely untested. I don't
> do m68k cross-compiles, much less boot tests.
> 
> Just FYI for everybody - I may have screwed something up for some very
> non-obvious reason.
> 
No worries:

Build reference: msi-fixes-6.2-1-2644-g0a924817d2ed

Building mcf5208evb:m5208:m5208evb_defconfig:initrd ... running ..... passed
Building q800:m68040:mac_defconfig:initrd ... running ..... passed
Building q800:m68040:mac_defconfig:rootfs ... running ..... passed

Guenter