On Fri, Oct 09, 2020 at 08:47:45AM +0200, Vasily Gorbik wrote: > Currently BUILD_BUG() macro is expanded to smth like the following: > do { > extern void __compiletime_assert_0(void) > __attribute__((error("BUILD_BUG failed"))); > if (!(!(1))) > __compiletime_assert_0(); > } while (0); > > If used in a function body this obviously would produce build errors > with -Wnested-externs and -Werror. > > To enable BUILD_BUG() usage in tools/arch/x86/lib/insn.c which perf > includes in intel-pt-decoder, build perf without -Wnested-externs. > > Reported-by: Stephen Rothwell <sfr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Signed-off-by: Vasily Gorbik <gor@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > --- > tools/perf/Makefile.config | 2 +- > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) > > diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile.config b/tools/perf/Makefile.config > index 190be4fa5c21..8137a6046a47 100644 > --- a/tools/perf/Makefile.config > +++ b/tools/perf/Makefile.config > @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ $(shell printf "" > $(OUTPUT).config-detected) > detected = $(shell echo "$(1)=y" >> $(OUTPUT).config-detected) > detected_var = $(shell echo "$(1)=$($(1))" >> $(OUTPUT).config-detected) > > -CFLAGS := $(EXTRA_CFLAGS) $(EXTRA_WARNINGS) > +CFLAGS := $(EXTRA_CFLAGS) $(filter-out -Wnested-externs,$(EXTRA_WARNINGS)) looks good, but I can't apply the patch with 'git am' Applying: perf build: Allow nested externs to enable BUILD_BUG() usage error: patch failed: tools/perf/Makefile.config:16 error: tools/perf/Makefile.config: patch does not apply Patch failed at 0001 perf build: Allow nested externs to enable BUILD_BUG() usage hint: Use 'git am --show-current-patch=diff' to see the failed patch When you have resolved this problem, run "git am --continue". If you prefer to skip this patch, run "git am --skip" instead. To restore the original branch and stop patching, run "git am --abort". I wonder it's that picture at the bottom ;-) jirka > > include $(srctree)/tools/scripts/Makefile.arch > > -- > ⣿⣿⣿⣿⢋⡀⣀⠹⣿⣿⣿⣿ > ⣿⣿⣿⣿⠠⣶⡦⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿ > ⣿⣿⣿⠏⣴⣮⣴⣧⠈⢿⣿⣿ > ⣿⣿⡏⢰⣿⠖⣠⣿⡆⠈⣿⣿ > ⣿⢛⣵⣄⠙⣶⣶⡟⣅⣠⠹⣿ > ⣿⣜⣛⠻⢎⣉⣉⣀⠿⣫⣵⣿