Re: [PATCH] vsprintf: add missing MODULE_DESCRIPTION() macro

From: Jeff Johnson
Date: Wed Jul 24 2024 - 10:32:26 EST


On 7/24/2024 7:02 AM, Petr Mladek wrote:
> On Tue 2024-07-23 11:53:34, Jeff Johnson wrote:
>> On 6/12/2024 4:31 AM, Petr Mladek wrote:
>>> On Fri 2024-05-31 19:42:25, Jeff Johnson wrote:
>>>> make allmodconfig && make W=1 C=1 reports:
>>>> WARNING: modpost: missing MODULE_DESCRIPTION() in lib/test_printf.o
>>>> WARNING: modpost: missing MODULE_DESCRIPTION() in lib/test_scanf.o
>>>>
>>>> Add the missing invocations of the MODULE_DESCRIPTION() macro.
>>>>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Jeff Johnson <quic_jjohnson@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>
>>> JFYI, the patch has been comitted into printk/linux.git,
>>> branch for-6.11.
>>>
>>> Best Regards,
>>> Petr
>>
>> Hi Petr,
>> I see this landed in linux-next, but is not currently in Linus' tree for 6.11.
>> Will you be able to have this pulled during the merge window?
>> I'm trying to eradicate all of these warnings before 6.11 rc-final.
>
> The pull request is still being discussed, see
> https://lore.kernel.org/r/CAHk-=whU_woFnFN-3Jv2hNCmwLg_fkrT42AWwxm-=Ha5BmNX4w@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> If the printk rework part is not acceptable then I'll send these
> trivial changes separately.
>
> Best Regards,
> Petr
>
> PS: I have sent the pull request late because I have had vacation
> previous two weeks.

Thanks for the update.

Note that, at the advice of Greg KH, after the merge window closes I'll send a
series that contains all of the MODULE_DESCRIPTION patches that didn't make it
in, so it can come in via that series as well.

/jeff