Re: [PATCH] backing: silence compiler warning using __printf

[Jan Kara]

On Fri 06-04-18 22:14:51, Mathieu Malaterre wrote:
> __printf marker was added in commit d2cc4dde9206 ("bdi_register: add
> __printf verification, fix arg mismatch") for function `bdi_register`
> since it is useful to verify format and arguments. Apply equivalent gcc
> attribute to `bdi_register_va`.
> 
> Remove warning triggered with W=1:
> 
>   mm/backing-dev.c:881:2: warning: function might be possible candidate for âgnu_printfâ format attribute [-Wsuggest-attribute=format]
> 
> Signed-off-by: Mathieu Malaterre <malat@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  include/linux/backing-dev.h | 1 +
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

Yeah, the patch looks good. You can add:

Reviewed-by: Jan Kara <jack@xxxxxxx>

								Honza

> 
> diff --git a/include/linux/backing-dev.h b/include/linux/backing-dev.h
> index 3e4ce54d84ab..0e9c0f71f726 100644
> --- a/include/linux/backing-dev.h
> +++ b/include/linux/backing-dev.h
> @@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ void bdi_put(struct backing_dev_info *bdi);
>  
>  __printf(2, 3)
>  int bdi_register(struct backing_dev_info *bdi, const char *fmt, ...);
> +__printf(2, 0)
>  int bdi_register_va(struct backing_dev_info *bdi, const char *fmt,
>  		    va_list args);
>  int bdi_register_owner(struct backing_dev_info *bdi, struct device *owner);
> -- 
> 2.11.0
> 
-- 
Jan Kara <jack@xxxxxxxx>
SUSE Labs, CR