From: Nathan Chancellor <natechancellor@gmail.com>
To: Boaz Harrosh <ooo@electrozaur.com>
Cc: Bart Van Assche <bvanassche@acm.org>,
Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@google.com>,
"James E.J. Bottomley" <jejb@linux.vnet.ibm.com>,
"Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@oracle.com>,
linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org, LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] libosd: Remove ignored __weak attribute
Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2018 18:44:27 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20181101014427.GA5060@flashbox> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1c58c82f-5cfa-f483-097a-5b82904e5e9a@electrozaur.com>
On Thu, Nov 01, 2018 at 03:39:54AM +0200, Boaz Harrosh wrote:
> On 26/10/18 00:31, Nathan Chancellor wrote:
> > On Tue, Oct 02, 2018 at 04:06:31PM -0700, Bart Van Assche wrote:
> <>
> >
> > Hi Bart,
> >
> > I'm sorry if I didn't follow the conclusion of this conversation properly
> > but this is the below diff you were initially looking for, correct?
> >
> > If so, Boaz and Nick, do you have any objections if this is v2? I'd like
> > to get this patch accepted so the warning can be fixed for everyone.
> >
>
> ACK on both the original and below code they will all work just fine.
>
> I do like the original "just remove the _weak thingy". But this one
> will work as well.
>
> The "with extern" version suggested before is more cumbersome because it will
> need an EXPORT_SYMBOL() but will also work.
>
> The all use of osd_root_object is just. A properly C-types pointer to couple
> of ZEROS. but since the Interface needs a pointer, those zeros need storage
> somewhere. It does not matter where. (The value of the pointer is not used
> only its content)
>
> Do you need that I send a proper patch? Actually the original first patch
> is the version I like. (And again all 3 approaches will work)
>
> Thanks
> Boaz
>
Hi Boaz,
I am fine with the original v1 as long as you and everyone else are.
I don't mind resending or making a v2 if I need to as well. Just would
like everyone to come to an agreement on something!
Thanks for the review and clarity,
Nathan
> > Thanks,
> > Nathan
> >
> > ================================================================================
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/scsi/osd/osd_initiator.c b/drivers/scsi/osd/osd_initiator.c
> > index e19fa883376f..4250f739beb3 100644
> > --- a/drivers/scsi/osd/osd_initiator.c
> > +++ b/drivers/scsi/osd/osd_initiator.c
> > @@ -58,6 +58,8 @@
> >
> > enum { OSD_REQ_RETRIES = 1 };
> >
> > +static const struct osd_obj_id osd_root_object;
> > +
> > MODULE_AUTHOR("Boaz Harrosh <ooo@electrozaur.com>");
> > MODULE_DESCRIPTION("open-osd initiator library libosd.ko");
> > MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
> > diff --git a/drivers/scsi/osd/osd_uld.c b/drivers/scsi/osd/osd_uld.c
> > index eaf36ccf58db..770c758baaa9 100644
> > --- a/drivers/scsi/osd/osd_uld.c
> > +++ b/drivers/scsi/osd/osd_uld.c
> > @@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
> >
> > static const char osd_name[] = "osd";
> > static const char *osd_version_string = "open-osd 0.2.1";
> > +static const struct osd_obj_id osd_root_object;
> >
> > MODULE_AUTHOR("Boaz Harrosh <ooo@electrozaur.com>");
> > MODULE_DESCRIPTION("open-osd Upper-Layer-Driver osd.ko");
> > diff --git a/include/scsi/osd_types.h b/include/scsi/osd_types.h
> > index 48e8a165e136..eb31357ec8b3 100644
> > --- a/include/scsi/osd_types.h
> > +++ b/include/scsi/osd_types.h
> > @@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ struct osd_obj_id {
> > osd_id id;
> > };
> >
> > -static const struct __weak osd_obj_id osd_root_object = {0, 0};
> > -
> > struct osd_attr {
> > u32 attr_page;
> > u32 attr_id;
> >
>
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2018-11-01 1:44 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 37+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2018-09-30 20:54 [PATCH] libosd: Remove ignored __weak attribute Nathan Chancellor
2018-10-01 22:47 ` Nick Desaulniers
2018-10-02 1:16 ` Bart Van Assche
2018-10-02 6:55 ` Nathan Chancellor
2018-10-02 14:56 ` Christoph Hellwig
2018-10-02 16:59 ` Boaz Harrosh
2018-10-02 17:24 ` Nick Desaulniers
2018-10-02 17:57 ` Bart Van Assche
2018-10-02 22:33 ` Nick Desaulniers
2018-10-02 23:06 ` Bart Van Assche
2018-10-25 21:31 ` Nathan Chancellor
2018-10-25 22:02 ` Nick Desaulniers
2018-10-25 22:55 ` Nathan Chancellor
2018-10-26 17:54 ` Nick Desaulniers
2018-10-26 18:01 ` Bart Van Assche
2018-10-26 18:05 ` Nathan Chancellor
2018-10-26 18:31 ` Nick Desaulniers
2018-10-26 19:22 ` Linus Torvalds
2018-10-26 20:05 ` Nick Desaulniers
2018-10-26 20:42 ` Linus Torvalds
2018-10-26 21:02 ` Nick Desaulniers
2018-10-26 21:00 ` Nick Desaulniers
2018-10-26 21:30 ` Bart Van Assche
2018-10-26 21:36 ` Nick Desaulniers
2018-10-26 21:59 ` Bart Van Assche
2018-10-26 22:07 ` Nick Desaulniers
2018-10-26 22:24 ` Bart Van Assche
2018-10-27 13:28 ` Martin K. Petersen
2018-10-28 15:44 ` Christoph Hellwig
2018-11-01 1:05 ` Boaz Harrosh
2018-10-27 3:35 ` Theodore Y. Ts'o
2018-10-27 6:15 ` Bart Van Assche
2018-10-27 6:25 ` Nathan Chancellor
2018-11-01 1:15 ` Boaz Harrosh
2018-11-01 1:39 ` Boaz Harrosh
2018-11-01 1:44 ` Nathan Chancellor [this message]
2019-01-26 6:47 ` [PATCH RESEND] " Nathan Chancellor
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