Hi all, After merging the tip tree, today's linux-next build (powerpc ppc64_defconfig) failed like this: arch/powerpc/perf/power7-pmu.c:397:2: error: initialization from incompatible pointer type [-Werror] arch/powerpc/perf/power7-pmu.c:397:2: error: (near initialization for 'power7_events_attr[0]') [-Werror] arch/powerpc/perf/power7-pmu.c:398:2: error: initialization from incompatible pointer type [-Werror] arch/powerpc/perf/power7-pmu.c:398:2: error: (near initialization for 'power7_events_attr[1]') [-Werror] arch/powerpc/perf/power7-pmu.c:399:2: error: initialization from incompatible pointer type [-Werror] arch/powerpc/perf/power7-pmu.c:399:2: error: (near initialization for 'power7_events_attr[2]') [-Werror] arch/powerpc/perf/power7-pmu.c:400:2: error: initialization from incompatible pointer type [-Werror] arch/powerpc/perf/power7-pmu.c:400:2: error: (near initialization for 'power7_events_attr[3]') [-Werror] arch/powerpc/perf/power7-pmu.c:401:2: error: initialization from incompatible pointer type [-Werror] arch/powerpc/perf/power7-pmu.c:401:2: error: (near initialization for 'power7_events_attr[4]') [-Werror] arch/powerpc/perf/power7-pmu.c:402:2: error: initialization from incompatible pointer type [-Werror] arch/powerpc/perf/power7-pmu.c:402:2: error: (near initialization for 'power7_events_attr[5]') [-Werror] arch/powerpc/perf/power7-pmu.c:403:2: error: initialization from incompatible pointer type [-Werror] arch/powerpc/perf/power7-pmu.c:403:2: error: (near initialization for 'power7_events_attr[6]') [-Werror] arch/powerpc/perf/power7-pmu.c:404:2: error: initialization from incompatible pointer type [-Werror] arch/powerpc/perf/power7-pmu.c:404:2: error: (near initialization for 'power7_events_attr[7]') [-Werror] arch/powerpc/perf/power7-pmu.c:406:2: error: initialization from incompatible pointer type [-Werror] arch/powerpc/perf/power7-pmu.c:406:2: error: (near initialization for 'power7_events_attr[8]') [-Werror] arch/powerpc/perf/power7-pmu.c:407:2: error: initialization from incompatible pointer type [-Werror] arch/powerpc/perf/power7-pmu.c:407:2: error: (near initialization for 'power7_events_attr[9]') [-Werror] arch/powerpc/perf/power7-pmu.c:408:2: error: initialization from incompatible pointer type [-Werror] arch/powerpc/perf/power7-pmu.c:408:2: error: (near initialization for 'power7_events_attr[10]') [-Werror] arch/powerpc/perf/power7-pmu.c:409:2: error: initialization from incompatible pointer type [-Werror] arch/powerpc/perf/power7-pmu.c:409:2: error: (near initialization for 'power7_events_attr[11]') [-Werror] arch/powerpc/perf/power7-pmu.c:410:2: error: initialization from incompatible pointer type [-Werror] arch/powerpc/perf/power7-pmu.c:410:2: error: (near initialization for 'power7_events_attr[12]') [-Werror] arch/powerpc/perf/power7-pmu.c:411:2: error: initialization from incompatible pointer type [-Werror] arch/powerpc/perf/power7-pmu.c:411:2: error: (near initialization for 'power7_events_attr[13]') [-Werror] arch/powerpc/perf/power7-pmu.c:412:2: error: initialization from incompatible pointer type [-Werror] arch/powerpc/perf/power7-pmu.c:412:2: error: (near initialization for 'power7_events_attr[14]') [-Werror] arch/powerpc/perf/power7-pmu.c:413:2: error: initialization from incompatible pointer type [-Werror] arch/powerpc/perf/power7-pmu.c:413:2: error: (near initialization for 'power7_events_attr[15]') [-Werror] Caused by commit 1c53a270724d ("perf/POWER7: Make generic event translations available in sysfs"). I have used the tip tree from 20130128 for today. -- Cheers, Stephen Rothwell sfr@canb.auug.org.au