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From: Kalle Valo <kvalo@kernel.org>
To: Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@realtek.com>
Cc: "linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org" <linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: pull-request: rtw-next-2024-05-04
Date: Sun, 05 May 2024 07:28:59 +0300	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87o79knapg.fsf@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <6df3012b6edb9aa8bffa170c1d9144750494bee8.camel@realtek.com> (Ping-Ke Shih's message of "Sun, 5 May 2024 02:22:36 +0000")

Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@realtek.com> writes:

> On Sat, 2024-05-04 at 16:38 +0300, Kalle Valo wrote:
>> 
>> Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@realtek.com> writes:
>> 
>> > On Sat, 2024-05-04 at 07:10 +0000, Kalle Valo wrote:
>> > > drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8192d/hw_common.c:986:2:
>> > > ./include/linux/bitfield.h:189:15: warning: 'rate_mask' is used
>> > > uninitialized [-Wuninitialized]
>> > > 
>> > 
>> > I have updated gcc to 13.2.1 (local build), but still can't see this warning.
>> 
>> I'm not sure if you aware that crosstool provides an easy way to test
>> different compilers. More info here:
>> 
>> https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/drivers/ath10k/codingstyle#tools
>
>
> I didn't know that before, and I use that convenient cross build now. :-)

There are also similar packages for clang:

https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/tools/llvm/

> A question about GNUmakefile, it seems miss
>
>   include Makefile
>
> Otherwise, 'make' told me no rules to make.

Indeed, thanks for reporting that. I fixed now the wiki.

>> > Then, I force to add -Wuninitialized and delete -Wno-maybe-uninitialized
>> > locally, and I can see this warning (but -Wmaybe-uninitialized instead).
>> > 
>> > I did suspect wireless-next tree does more compiler options, so I also
>> > tried to merge the tree, but still the same.
>> 
>> Weird, maybe it's due to different kconfig options? I have attached my
>> .config which I use to compile test wireless trees.
>
> Using your .config can reproduce the symptom, and then I try to bisect CONFIG_xxx.
> The cause is "CONFIG_DEBUG_SECTION_MISMATCH=y". My .config didn't have that.
>
> I also tried my original compiler that can also see the warning with
> new .config.

Ah, I would not have never guessed that option could cause something
like this. Very good to know.

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      reply	other threads:[~2024-05-05  4:29 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2024-05-04  0:38 pull-request: rtw-next-2024-05-04 Ping-Ke Shih
2024-05-04  7:10 ` Kalle Valo
2024-05-04 11:16   ` Ping-Ke Shih
2024-05-04 13:38     ` Kalle Valo
2024-05-05  2:22       ` Ping-Ke Shih
2024-05-05  4:28         ` Kalle Valo [this message]

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