Re: [RESEND PATCH] x86/tools/relocs: add __printf attribute to die()
From: H. Peter Anvin
Date: Fri Jun 25 2021 - 12:18:14 EST
%zu wouldn't DTRT for cross build.
On June 24, 2021 7:44:02 AM PDT, Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>On Thu, Jun 24, 2021 at 02:32:43PM +0200, Borislav Petkov wrote:
>> On Thu, Jun 24, 2021 at 01:58:03PM +0200, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
>> > There are a number of printf "mismatches" in the use of die() in
>> > x86/tools/relocs.c. Fix them up and add the printf attribute to
>the
>> > reloc.h header file to prevent them from ever coming back.
>> >
>> > Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> > Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> > Cc: Borislav Petkov <bp@xxxxxxxxx>
>> > Cc: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@xxxxxxxxx>
>> > Cc: linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> > ---
>> > arch/x86/tools/relocs.c | 21 +++++++++++----------
>> > arch/x86/tools/relocs.h | 1 +
>> > 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
>> >
>> > Originally sent back in Feb, but it seems to have been missed:
>> >
> https://lore.kernel.org/r/20210227095356.603513-1-gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >
>> >
>> > diff --git a/arch/x86/tools/relocs.c b/arch/x86/tools/relocs.c
>> > index ce7188cbdae5..c3105a8c6cde 100644
>> > --- a/arch/x86/tools/relocs.c
>> > +++ b/arch/x86/tools/relocs.c
>> > @@ -389,7 +389,8 @@ static void read_ehdr(FILE *fp)
>> > Elf_Shdr shdr;
>> >
>> > if (fseek(fp, ehdr.e_shoff, SEEK_SET) < 0)
>> > - die("Seek to %d failed: %s\n", ehdr.e_shoff, strerror(errno));
>> > + die("Seek to %d failed: %s\n",
>> > + (int)ehdr.e_shoff, strerror(errno));
>>
>> Instead of casting all those, I think you should use %zu as,
>apparently,
>> we're using unsigned types for Elf{32,64}_Off and Elf{32,64}_Xword,
>etc.
>
>Odd, I thought I tried that and something did not work. Let me try it
>again...
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