Re: [PATCH v2] KVM: selftests: Compile code with warnings enabled

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Thomas Huth <thuth@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:

>
> x86_64/vmx_set_nested_state_test.c: In function
> ‘set_revision_id_for_vmcs12’:
> x86_64/vmx_set_nested_state_test.c:78:2: warning: dereferencing
> type-punned pointer will break strict-aliasing rules [-Wstrict-aliasing]
>   *(u32 *)(state->data) = vmcs12_revision;
>
> ... how do we want to handle such spots in the kvm selftest code?
> Compile with -fno-strict-aliasing? Or fix it with type-punning through
> unions?

These are tests, let's keep code simple. Casting my vote for the former
option)

-- 
Vitaly



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