I recall that he's already said "fix the compiler"
for this problem. Don't recall if was for this same
patch (file).
~Randy
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeff Garzik [mailto:jgarzik@mandrakesoft.com]
> Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2000 3:06 AM
> To: Keith Owens
> Cc: linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu; Alan Cox
> Subject: Re: [patch] 2.4.0-test1-ac13 module_init
>
>
> Keith Owens wrote:
> >
> > The use of aliases in module_init and module_exit makes gcc
> think that
> > the aliased routine is not used, resulting in a lot of
> warnings. This
> > patch suppresses the warnings.
> >
> > Index: 0-test1-ac13.3/include/linux/init.h
> > --- 0-test1-ac13.3/include/linux/init.h Fri, 26 May 2000
> 13:10:01 +1000 kaos (linux-2.4/Y/50_init.h 1.1 644)
> > +++ 0-test1-ac13.4/include/linux/init.h Sun, 11 Jun 2000
> 19:21:58 +1000 kaos (linux-2.4/Y/50_init.h 1.2 644)
> > @@ -96,10 +96,19 @@
> > #define __FINIT
> > #define __INITDATA
> >
> > -/* Not sure what version aliases were introduced in, but
> certainly in 2.91.66. */
> > +/* Not sure what version aliases were introduced in, but
> certainly in 2.91.66.
> > + * Using aliases can make gcc think that the function we
> alias to is not used,
> > + * resulting in spurious and annoying warning messages.
> Take a dummy reference
> > + * to the function to suppress the warning; the .dummyref
> section is ignored
> > + * when the module is loaded. If gcc stops issuing
> spurious warnings for
> > + * aliases, remove the dummy reference.
> > + */
>
> I know the warnings annoy a lot of people but Linus typically sez "fix
> the compiler"..
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