Re: [2.6 patch] add -Werror-implicit-function-declaration to CFLAGS

[Adrian Bunk]

On Thu, Nov 10, 2005 at 04:28:57AM -0800, Andrew Morton wrote:
> Adrian Bunk <bunk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > Currently, using an undeclared function gives a compile warning, but it 
> >  can lead to a nasty runtime error if the prototype of the function is 
> >  different from what gcc guessed.
> > 
> >  With -Werror-implicit-function-declaration, we are getting an immediate 
> >  compile error instead.
> > 
> >  There will be some compile errors in cases where compilation previously
> >  worked because the undefined function wasn't called due to gcc dead code
> >  elimination, but in these cases a proper fix doesnt harm.
> > 
> 
> Sorry, I need to build allmodconfig kernels on wacky architectures (eg
> ppc64) and this patch is killing me.

Can you send me the list of compile errors so that I can work on fixing 
them?

TIA
Adrian

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