netdev - Re: [patch net-next 0/8] Add support for pipeline debug (dpipe)

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Date:   Tue, 28 Mar 2017 10:05:46 +0200
From:   Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
To:     Ivan Vecera <ivecera@...hat.com>
Cc:     David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        arkadis@...lanox.com, idosch@...lanox.com, mlxsw@...lanox.com,
        jhs@...atatu.com, roopa@...ulusnetworks.com, f.fainelli@...il.com,
        vivien.didelot@...oirfairelinux.com, john.fastabend@...il.com,
        andrew@...n.ch, simon.horman@...ronome.com
Subject: Re: [patch net-next 0/8] Add support for pipeline debug (dpipe)

Tue, Mar 28, 2017 at 09:58:57AM CEST, ivecera@...hat.com wrote:
>Dne 28.3.2017 v 08:51 Jiri Pirko napsal(a):
>> Tue, Mar 28, 2017 at 12:48:34AM CEST, davem@...emloft.net wrote:
>> > 
>> > Please fix up these warnings and resubmit:
>> > 
>> > drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c: In function ‘mlxsw_sp_rif_counter_free’:
>> > drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c:208:2: warning: ‘p_counter_index’ may be used uninitialized in this function [-Wmaybe-uninitialized]
>> >  mlxsw_sp_rif_counter_edit(mlxsw_sp, rif->rif_index,
>> >  ^
>> > drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_dpipe.c: In function ‘mlxsw_sp_table_erif_entries_dump’:
>> > drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_dpipe.c:220:9: warning: missing braces around initializer [-Wmissing-braces]
>> >  struct devlink_dpipe_value match_value = {0}, action_value = {0};
>> 
>> I know about this warning. I believe that it is a gcc bug. It happens
>> for gcc 4, but gcc 6 is silent, therefore I choose to ignore this. Do
>> you still want me to fix it?
>> 
>Yes, this is gcc bug (https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=53119).
>The problem is the first member of struct is union so older gcc assumes
>initializer like '{ { 0 } }' instead of '{ 0 }'.
>
>IMHO it should be better to workaround this bug for older gccs as gcc6 is not
>only supported compiler.

Okay. Thanks!