Re: [PATCH -next] kobject.h: fix build when CONFIG_HOTPLUG isdisabled

From: Randy Dunlap
Date: Thu Feb 10 2011 - 12:39:19 EST


On Sun, 6 Feb 2011 21:57:18 -0800 Randy Dunlap wrote:

> From: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> When CONFIG_HOTPLUG is not enabled, the inline function add_uevent_var()
> needs to have its __attribute__ before the function name/parameters,
> otherwise there are syntax errors.
>
> linux-next-20110207/include/linux/kobject.h:232: error: expected ',' or ';' before '{' token
>
> Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@xxxxxxxxxx>

Greg,
This patch is still needed in linux-next, please...


> ---
> include/linux/kobject.h | 5 ++---
> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
> --- linux/include/linux/kobject.h.ORG 2011-02-06 21:47:23.000000000 -0800
> +++ linux/include/linux/kobject.h 2011-02-06 21:44:56.000000000 -0800
> @@ -226,9 +226,8 @@
> char *envp[])
> { return 0; }
>
> -static inline int add_uevent_var(struct kobj_uevent_env *env,
> - const char *format, ...)
> - __attribute__((format(printf, 2, 3)))
> +static inline __attribute__((format(printf, 2, 3)))
> +int add_uevent_var(struct kobj_uevent_env *env, const char *format, ...)
> { return 0; }
>
> static inline int kobject_action_type(const char *buf, size_t count,
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