Re: Build regressions/improvements in v5.3

From: Geert Uytterhoeven
Date: Mon Sep 16 2019 - 04:19:22 EST


On Mon, Sep 16, 2019 at 9:43 AM Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> JFYI, when comparing v5.3[1] to v5.3-rc8[3], the summaries are:
> - build errors: +0/-0
> - build warnings: +50/-50

Just the levelspread noise.
Anyone with an idea to get rid of it (and to prove they're all false-positives)?

> [1] http://kisskb.ellerman.id.au/kisskb/branch/linus/head/4d856f72c10ecb060868ed10ff1b1453943fc6c8/ (all 242 configs)
> [3] http://kisskb.ellerman.id.au/kisskb/branch/linus/head/f74c2bb98776e2de508f4d607cd519873065118e/ (all 242 configs)

> 122 warning regressions:

> + /kisskb/src/kernel/rcu/srcutree.c: warning: 'levelspread[<U aa0>]' may be used uninitialized in this function [-Wuninitialized]: => 121:34

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

Geert

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