Re: [PATCH 00/32] Set 2: Rid W=1 warnings in Wireless

From: Christian Lamparter
Date: Sat Aug 22 2020 - 14:30:21 EST


On 2020-08-21 09:16, Lee Jones wrote:
This set is part of a larger effort attempting to clean-up W=1
kernel builds, which are currently overwhelmingly riddled with
niggly little warnings.

I see that after our discussion about the carl9170 change in this
thread following your patch: <https://lkml.org/lkml/2020/8/14/291>

you decided the best way to address our requirements, was to "drop"
your patch from the series, instead of just implementing the requested changes. :(

There are quite a few W=1 warnings in the Wireless. My plan
is to work through all of them over the next few weeks.
Hopefully it won't be too long before drivers/net/wireless
builds clean with W=1 enabled.

Just a parting note for your consideration:

Since 5.7 [0], it has become rather easy to also compile the linux kernel with clang and the LLVM Utilities.
<https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/kbuild/llvm.html>

I hope this information can help you to see beyond that one-unamed "compiler" bias there... I wish you the best of luck in your endeavors.

Christian

[0] <https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Linux-5.7-Kbuild-Easier-LLVM>