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SubjectRe: [PATCH] init/version.c: Silenced sparse warning by declaring the version string.
On Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:21:09 -0700 Daniel Guilak <guilak@linux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote:

> Signed-off-by: Daniel Guilak <daniel@danielguilak.com>

Please always quote the warning or error message in the changelog when
fixing it. Although it's pretty obvious in this case.

> init/version.c | 1 +
> 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/init/version.c b/init/version.c
> index 9d17d70..041fd82 100644
> --- a/init/version.c
> +++ b/init/version.c
> @@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
> #define version(a) Version_ ## a
> #define version_string(a) version(a)
>
> +extern int version_string(LINUX_VERSION_CODE);
> int version_string(LINUX_VERSION_CODE);
>
> struct uts_namespace init_uts_ns = {

hrm, what does this thing do? Seems to define

int Version_132634;

Then sticks that in the symbol table (and wastes a bit of bss).

Does anything use it?

Could it be made static?




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