linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/1] vboxsf: fix building with GCC 15

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Message-ID: <20250122-heimlaufen-fachverband-17319b49fc6d@brauner>
Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2025 13:54:17 +0100
From: Christian Brauner <brauner@...nel.org>
To: Brahmajit Das <brahmajit.xyz@...il.com>
Cc: Christian Brauner <brauner@...nel.org>,
	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	hdegoede@...hat.com,
	viro@...iv.linux.org.uk
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] vboxsf: fix building with GCC 15

On Tue, 21 Jan 2025 21:56:48 +0530, Brahmajit Das wrote:
> Building with GCC 15 results in build error
> fs/vboxsf/super.c:24:54: error: initializer-string for array of ‘unsigned char’ is too long [-Werror=unterminated-string-initialization]
>    24 | static const unsigned char VBSF_MOUNT_SIGNATURE[4] = "\000\377\376\375";
>       |                                                      ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> cc1: all warnings being treated as errors
> 
> Due to GCC having enabled -Werror=unterminated-string-initialization[0]
> by default. Separately initializing each array element of
> VBSF_MOUNT_SIGNATURE to ensure NUL termination, thus satisfying GCC 15
> and fixing the build error.
> 
> [...]

Applied to the vfs.fixes branch of the vfs/vfs.git tree.
Patches in the vfs.fixes branch should appear in linux-next soon.

Please report any outstanding bugs that were missed during review in a
new review to the original patch series allowing us to drop it.

It's encouraged to provide Acked-bys and Reviewed-bys even though the
patch has now been applied. If possible patch trailers will be updated.

Note that commit hashes shown below are subject to change due to rebase,
trailer updates or similar. If in doubt, please check the listed branch.

tree:   https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/vfs/vfs.git
branch: vfs.fixes

[1/1] vboxsf: fix building with GCC 15
      https://git.kernel.org/vfs/vfs/c/48a26e63b8af