Am 11.10.2014 um 14:15 schrieb Nicolas Iooss:
> 2014-10-11 13:42 GMT+02:00 Richard Weinberger:
>> Am 11.10.2014 um 13:29 schrieb Nicolas Iooss:
>>> syscall_stub_start is declared with different types in C files:
>>>
>>>   arch/um/kernel/physmem.c: extern int __syscall_stub_start;
>>>   arch/um/kernel/skas/mmu.c: extern int __syscall_stub_start;
>>>   arch/um/os-Linux/skas/mem.c: extern unsigned long __syscall_stub_start;
>>>   arch/um/os-Linux/skas/process.c: extern int __syscall_stub_start;
>>>
>>> Fix this inconsistency by always using unsigned long.  This does not
>>> change anything in the compiled code because only the address of
>>> __syscall_stub_start is used, but it makes the static checker I use
>>> stop complaining about incompatible declarations.
>>
>> While we're here, can you put these declarations into a single header
> file?
> 
> Sure.  Do you have a specific header file in mind or shall I create
> arch/um/include/asm/sections.h with declarations for
> __syscall_stub_start, __syscall_stub_end and __binary_start (used in
> arch/um/kernel/um_arch.c)?

Not really. Maybe you can find a common header for all.
But I fear where is a reason why these declarations are not in a
common header. They are used in the kernel- and userspace part of
UML.
Anyway, please give it a try. :)

Thanks,
//richard
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