Build warnings with tree in asm/boot.h & asm/setup.h

From: Manish Katiyar
Date: Thu Jan 15 2009 - 07:11:02 EST


Hi,

I have a git tree synced to Linus' tree. During builds I am getting
lot build warnings like below. Perhaps someone can have a look.

Apologies if this is not the right mailing list for this.

/home/mkatiyar/personal/kernel/linux-2.6/usr/include/video/edid.h:4:
leaks CONFIG_X86 to userspace where it is not valid
/home/mkatiyar/personal/kernel/linux-2.6/usr/include/video/sisfb.h:25:
include of <linux/types.h> is preferred over <asm/types.h>
/home/mkatiyar/personal/kernel/linux-2.6/usr/include/video/sisfb.h:78:
found __[us]{8,16,32,64} type without #include <linux/types.h>
/home/mkatiyar/personal/kernel/linux-2.6/usr/include/video/uvesafb.h:5:
found __[us]{8,16,32,64} type without #include <linux/types.h>
CHECK include (0 files)
CHECK include/asm (52 files)
/home/mkatiyar/personal/kernel/linux-2.6/usr/include/asm/boot.h:14:
leaks CONFIG_PHYSICAL to userspace where it is not valid
/home/mkatiyar/personal/kernel/linux-2.6/usr/include/asm/boot.h:15:
leaks CONFIG_PHYSICAL to userspace where it is not valid
/home/mkatiyar/personal/kernel/linux-2.6/usr/include/asm/boot.h:16:
leaks CONFIG_PHYSICAL to userspace where it is not valid
/home/mkatiyar/personal/kernel/linux-2.6/usr/include/asm/boot.h:18:
leaks CONFIG_X86 to userspace where it is not valid
/home/mkatiyar/personal/kernel/linux-2.6/usr/include/asm/e820.h:13:
leaks CONFIG_NODES to userspace where it is not valid
/home/mkatiyar/personal/kernel/linux-2.6/usr/include/asm/e820.h:27:
leaks CONFIG_EFI to userspace where it is not valid
/home/mkatiyar/personal/kernel/linux-2.6/usr/include/asm/e820.h:44:
found __[us]{8,16,32,64} type without #include <linux/types.h>
/home/mkatiyar/personal/kernel/linux-2.6/usr/include/asm/kvm.h:9:
include of <linux/types.h> is preferred over <asm/types.h>
/home/mkatiyar/personal/kernel/linux-2.6/usr/include/asm/kvm.h:16:
found __[us]{8,16,32,64} type without #include <linux/types.h>
/home/mkatiyar/personal/kernel/linux-2.6/usr/include/asm/mce.h:7:
include of <linux/types.h> is preferred over <asm/types.h>
/home/mkatiyar/personal/kernel/linux-2.6/usr/include/asm/mce.h:29:
found __[us]{8,16,32,64} type without #include <linux/types.h>
/home/mkatiyar/personal/kernel/linux-2.6/usr/include/asm/mtrr.h:61:
found __[us]{8,16,32,64} type without #include <linux/types.h>
/home/mkatiyar/personal/kernel/linux-2.6/usr/include/asm/prctl.h:9:
leaks CONFIG_X86 to userspace where it is not valid
/home/mkatiyar/personal/kernel/linux-2.6/usr/include/asm/prctl.h:10:
extern's make no sense in userspace
/home/mkatiyar/personal/kernel/linux-2.6/usr/include/asm/prctl.h:11:
leaks CONFIG_X86 to userspace where it is not valid
/home/mkatiyar/personal/kernel/linux-2.6/usr/include/asm/ptrace-abi.h:83:
leaks CONFIG_X86 to userspace where it is not valid
/home/mkatiyar/personal/kernel/linux-2.6/usr/include/asm/ptrace-abi.h:86:
include of <linux/types.h> is preferred over <asm/types.h>
/home/mkatiyar/personal/kernel/linux-2.6/usr/include/asm/ptrace-abi.h:93:
found __[us]{8,16,32,64} type without #include <linux/types.h>
/home/mkatiyar/personal/kernel/linux-2.6/usr/include/asm/ptrace-abi.h:143:
leaks CONFIG_X86 to userspace where it is not valid
/home/mkatiyar/personal/kernel/linux-2.6/usr/include/asm/setup.h:15:
leaks CONFIG_X86 to userspace where it is not valid
/home/mkatiyar/personal/kernel/linux-2.6/usr/include/asm/setup.h:16:
extern's make no sense in userspace
/home/mkatiyar/personal/kernel/linux-2.6/usr/include/asm/setup.h:17:
extern's make no sense in userspace
/home/mkatiyar/personal/kernel/linux-2.6/usr/include/asm/setup.h:23:
extern's make no sense in userspace
/home/mkatiyar/personal/kernel/linux-2.6/usr/include/asm/setup.h:24:
extern's make no sense in userspace
/home/mkatiyar/personal/kernel/linux-2.6/usr/include/asm/setup.h:51:
extern's make no sense in userspace
/home/mkatiyar/personal/kernel/linux-2.6/usr/include/asm/setup.h:52:
extern's make no sense in userspace
/home/mkatiyar/personal/kernel/linux-2.6/usr/include/asm/setup.h:54:
leaks CONFIG_PARAVIRT to userspace where it is not valid
/home/mkatiyar/personal/kernel/linux-2.6/usr/include/asm/sigcontext.h:5:
include of <linux/types.h> is preferred over <asm/types.h>
/home/mkatiyar/personal/kernel/linux-2.6/usr/include/asm/sigcontext.h:24:
found __[us]{8,16,32,64} type without #include <linux/types.h>
/home/mkatiyar/personal/kernel/linux-2.6/usr/include/asm/sigcontext32.h:20:
found __[us]{8,16,32,64} type without #include <linux/types.h>
/home/mkatiyar/personal/kernel/linux-2.6/usr/include/asm/swab.h:4:
include of <linux/types.h> is preferred over <asm/types.h>
/home/mkatiyar/personal/kernel/linux-2.6/usr/include/asm/swab.h:7:
found __[us]{8,16,32,64} type without #include <linux/types.h>
/home/mkatiyar/personal/kernel/linux-2.6/usr/include/asm/swab.h:10:
leaks CONFIG_X86 to userspace where it is not valid
/home/mkatiyar/personal/kernel/linux-2.6/usr/include/asm/swab.h:40:
leaks CONFIG_X86 to userspace where it is not valid


Thanks -
Manish
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