From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from mail-gy0-f174.google.com ([209.85.160.174]:55680 "EHLO mail-gy0-f174.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751625Ab1LTTBk (ORCPT ); Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:01:40 -0500 Received: by ghbz12 with SMTP id z12so4370854ghb.19 for ; Tue, 20 Dec 2011 11:01:40 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <4EF0DB90.50100@lwfinger.net> (sfid-20111220_200153_589771_DF55535D) Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:01:36 -0600 From: Larry Finger MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "Luis R. Rodriguez" CC: linville@tuxdriver.com, linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/6] atheros-wireless: fix sparse warnings ho ho ho References: <1324406771-7100-1-git-send-email-rodrigue@qca.qualcomm.com> In-Reply-To: <1324406771-7100-1-git-send-email-rodrigue@qca.qualcomm.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On 12/20/2011 12:46 PM, Luis R. Rodriguez wrote: > From: Luis R. Rodriguez > > Here's a slew of sparse warning fixes for all Atheros wireless drivers. > These have been itching me for a while now. I ask all patch submitters > and driver maintainers to please run their patches with these two tests: > > make C=1 M=drivers/net/wireless/ath/ > > And then if all is happy try: > > make C=2 CF="-D__CHECK_ENDIAN__" M=drivers/net/wireless/ath/ Why not follow a suggestion that Johannes made to me? Add the line ccflags-y += -D__CHECK_ENDIAN__ To the bottom of the make file(s). That way they only need one run. Then enforce the rule by not ACKing any patches with too many of the endian warnings, and do not allow any of the others. Larry