On Wed, Nov 12, 2014 at 9:35 PM, Matt Fleming <[email protected]> wrote:
> (Pulling sparse list in)
>
> On Wed, 2014-11-12 at 11:31 +0100, Ard Biesheuvel wrote:
>> > tree:   git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mfleming/efi.git next
>> >>> arch/x86/boot/compressed/eboot.c:26:16: sparse: incorrect type in return 
>> >>> expression (different modifiers)
>> >    arch/x86/boot/compressed/eboot.c:26:16:    expected struct efi_config 
>> > const [pure] *
>> >    arch/x86/boot/compressed/eboot.c:26:16:    got struct efi_config 
>> > *static [toplevel] efi_early
>> >
>>
>> This smells like a sparse bug: __pure applies to functions only, so
>> there is no way we could ever return something with the __pure
>> modifier attached.

That make sense.

>
> Yes, that warning does look a little strange.
>
> Christopher, Fengguang, what do you guys think?
>

Do you get me a small test function that reproduce the error with sparse?

We can even add a test case for it.

Thanks

Chris
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