Re: [PATCH 1/2] Correct function definition for C++

[Greg KH]

On Tue, Feb 21, 2017 at 04:24:04PM +0100, Joakim Tjernlund wrote:
> C++ does does not like the extra extern before asmlinkage, remove it.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Joakim Tjernlund <joakim.tjernlund@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  include/linux/printk.h | 4 ++--
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/include/linux/printk.h b/include/linux/printk.h
> index 3472cc6..be823f5 100644
> --- a/include/linux/printk.h
> +++ b/include/linux/printk.h


Why are you building this file with a C++ compiler?

Also, this is not the correct way to submit patches for inclusion in the
stable kernel tree.  Please read Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt
for how to do this properly.

thanks,

greg k-h