Re: [PATCH] sparse doesn't support indirect_branch attribute

From: Linus Torvalds
Date: Tue Feb 27 2018 - 17:12:36 EST


On Tue, Feb 27, 2018 at 12:18 PM, Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I don't mind the patch, but I did send a patch for this attribute on Feb. 13, 2018,
> to the sparse mailing list.

I think the sparse plan is to just stop warning about unknown
attributes, because it doesn't really help users (at most it's a note
to a sparse developer).

But sparse doesn't have the same regular releases the kernel has. Oh well.

Linus