Hi all,
After merging the driver-core tree, today's linux-next build (x86_64
allmodconfig) failed like this:
In file included from include/linux/linkage.h:7,
from include/linux/kernel.h:17,
from drivers/accel/qaic/mhi_qaic_ctrl.c:4:
drivers/accel/qaic/mhi_qaic_ctrl.c: In function 'mhi_qaic_ctrl_init':
include/linux/export.h:27:22: error: passing argument 1 of 'class_create' from incompatible pointer type [-Werror=incompatible-pointer-types]
27 | #define THIS_MODULE (&__this_module)
| ~^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| |
| struct module *
drivers/accel/qaic/mhi_qaic_ctrl.c:544:38: note: in expansion of macro 'THIS_MODULE'
544 | mqc_dev_class = class_create(THIS_MODULE, MHI_QAIC_CTRL_DRIVER_NAME);
| ^~~~~~~~~~~
In file included from include/linux/device.h:31,
from include/linux/mhi.h:9,
from drivers/accel/qaic/mhi_qaic_ctrl.c:5:
include/linux/device/class.h:229:54: note: expected 'const char *' but argument is of type 'struct module *'
229 | struct class * __must_check class_create(const char *name);
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~^~~~
drivers/accel/qaic/mhi_qaic_ctrl.c:544:25: error: too many arguments to function 'class_create'
544 | mqc_dev_class = class_create(THIS_MODULE, MHI_QAIC_CTRL_DRIVER_NAME);
| ^~~~~~~~~~~~
include/linux/device/class.h:229:29: note: declared here
229 | struct class * __must_check class_create(const char *name);
| ^~~~~~~~~~~~
Caused by commit
1aaba11da9aa ("driver core: class: remove module * from class_create()")
interacting with commit
566fc96198b4 ("accel/qaic: Add mhi_qaic_cntl")
from the drm tree.
I have applied the following merge fix patch for today.
From: Stephen Rothwell <sfr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2023 14:16:57 +1000
Subject: [PATCH] fixup for "driver core: class: remove module * from class_create()"
interacting with "accel/qaic: Add mhi_qaic_cntl"
Signed-off-by: Stephen Rothwell <sfr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/accel/qaic/mhi_qaic_ctrl.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/accel/qaic/mhi_qaic_ctrl.c b/drivers/accel/qaic/mhi_qaic_ctrl.c
index 0c7e571f1f12..96db1580c72d 100644
--- a/drivers/accel/qaic/mhi_qaic_ctrl.c
+++ b/drivers/accel/qaic/mhi_qaic_ctrl.c
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ int mhi_qaic_ctrl_init(void)
return ret;
mqc_dev_major = ret;
- mqc_dev_class = class_create(THIS_MODULE, MHI_QAIC_CTRL_DRIVER_NAME);
+ mqc_dev_class = class_create(MHI_QAIC_CTRL_DRIVER_NAME);
if (IS_ERR(mqc_dev_class)) {
ret = PTR_ERR(mqc_dev_class);
goto unregister_chrdev;
--
2.39.2
--
Cheers,
Stephen Rothwell
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