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Message-ID: <a3c81bdf-29dc-4d57-8cc7-138cd16e9d5c@oracle.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2025 14:10:37 -0400
From: Chuck Lever <chuck.lever@...cle.com>
To: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc: "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>,
        Linux List Kernel Mailing <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org
Subject: 4b4bd8c50f48 ("gcc-15: acpi: sprinkle random '__nonstring' crumbles
 around")

Hi -

I'm seeing this new warning fire with v6.15-rc3:

/home/cel/src/linux/server-development/drivers/acpi/tables.c:399:1:
warning: ‘nonstring’ attribute ignored on objects of type ‘const
char[][4]’ [-Wattributes]
  399 | static const char table_sigs[][ACPI_NAMESEG_SIZE] __initconst
__nonstring = {
      | ^~~~~~

$ gcc --version
gcc (GCC) 14.2.1 20240912 (Red Hat 14.2.1-3)
Copyright (C) 2024 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

$


-- 
Chuck Lever