Re: [PATCH v1 1/1] bug: Mark __warn_printf() with __printf() attribute
From: Andy Shevchenko
Date: Wed Feb 04 2026 - 11:27:32 EST
+Cc: Arnd (just FYI)
On Mon, Dec 08, 2025 at 03:16:18PM +0100, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> __warn_printf() is using printf() type of format, and compiler
> is not happy about them as is:
>
> lib/bug.c:187:25: error: function ‘__warn_printf’ might be a candidate for ‘gnu_printf’ format attribute [-Werror=suggest-attribute=format]
> 187 | vprintk(fmt, *args);
> | ^~~~~~~
>
> Fix the compilation errors by adding __printf() attribute.
>
> Fixes: 5c47b7f3d1a9 ("bug: Add BUG_FORMAT_ARGS infrastructure")
> Signed-off-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> lib/bug.c | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/lib/bug.c b/lib/bug.c
> index edd9041f89f3..d7db57280ab7 100644
> --- a/lib/bug.c
> +++ b/lib/bug.c
> @@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ struct bug_entry *find_bug(unsigned long bugaddr)
> return module_find_bug(bugaddr);
> }
>
> -static void __warn_printf(const char *fmt, struct pt_regs *regs)
> +static __printf(1, 0) void __warn_printf(const char *fmt, struct pt_regs *regs)
> {
> if (!fmt)
> return;
--
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko