Hi, Thank you for the patch! Perhaps something to improve: [auto build test WARNING on xen-tip/linux-next] [also build test WARNING on v4.17 next-20180614] [if your patch is applied to the wrong git tree, please drop us a note to help improve the system] url: https://github.com/0day-ci/linux/commits/linux-scsi-owner-vger-kernel-org/scsi-xen-scsifront-add-error-handling-for-xenbus_printf/20180615-070404 base: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/xen/tip.git linux-next reproduce: # apt-get install sparse make ARCH=x86_64 allmodconfig make C=1 CF=-D__CHECK_ENDIAN__ sparse warnings: (new ones prefixed by >>) drivers/scsi/xen-scsifront.c:267:21: sparse: expression using sizeof(void) drivers/scsi/xen-scsifront.c:440:33: sparse: expression using sizeof(void) drivers/scsi/xen-scsifront.c:440:33: sparse: expression using sizeof(void) drivers/scsi/xen-scsifront.c:473:33: sparse: expression using sizeof(void) drivers/scsi/xen-scsifront.c:473:33: sparse: expression using sizeof(void) drivers/scsi/xen-scsifront.c:474:33: sparse: expression using sizeof(void) drivers/scsi/xen-scsifront.c:474:33: sparse: expression using sizeof(void) >> drivers/scsi/xen-scsifront.c:663:47: sparse: incorrect type in argument 1 (different base types) @@ expected struct xenbus_device *dev @@ got xenbus_device *dev @@ drivers/scsi/xen-scsifront.c:663:47: expected struct xenbus_device *dev drivers/scsi/xen-scsifront.c:663:47: got struct device *<noident> drivers/scsi/xen-scsifront.c:681:47: sparse: incorrect type in argument 1 (different base types) @@ expected struct xenbus_device *dev @@ got xenbus_device *dev @@ drivers/scsi/xen-scsifront.c:681:47: expected struct xenbus_device *dev drivers/scsi/xen-scsifront.c:681:47: got struct device *<noident> drivers/scsi/xen-scsifront.c:1022:59: sparse: incorrect type in argument 1 (different base types) @@ expected struct xenbus_device *dev @@ got xenbus_device *dev @@ drivers/scsi/xen-scsifront.c:1022:59: expected struct xenbus_device *dev drivers/scsi/xen-scsifront.c:1022:59: got struct device *<noident> drivers/scsi/xen-scsifront.c:1042:59: sparse: incorrect type in argument 1 (different base types) @@ expected struct xenbus_device *dev @@ got xenbus_device *dev @@ drivers/scsi/xen-scsifront.c:1042:59: expected struct xenbus_device *dev drivers/scsi/xen-scsifront.c:1042:59: got struct device *<noident> drivers/scsi/xen-scsifront.c:1063:19: sparse: expression using sizeof(void) drivers/scsi/xen-scsifront.c:1064:19: sparse: expression using sizeof(void) drivers/scsi/xen-scsifront.c:1065:19: sparse: expression using sizeof(void) drivers/scsi/xen-scsifront.c: In function 'scsifront_sdev_configure': drivers/scsi/xen-scsifront.c:663:21: error: passing argument 1 of 'xenbus_dev_error' from incompatible pointer type [-Werror=incompatible-pointer-types] xenbus_dev_error(&info->dev->dev, err, ^ In file included from drivers/scsi/xen-scsifront.c:50:0: include/xen/xenbus.h:224:6: note: expected 'struct xenbus_device *' but argument is of type 'struct device *' void xenbus_dev_error(struct xenbus_device *dev, int err, const char *fmt, ...); ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ drivers/scsi/xen-scsifront.c: In function 'scsifront_sdev_destroy': drivers/scsi/xen-scsifront.c:681:21: error: passing argument 1 of 'xenbus_dev_error' from incompatible pointer type [-Werror=incompatible-pointer-types] xenbus_dev_error(&info->dev->dev, err, ^ In file included from drivers/scsi/xen-scsifront.c:50:0: include/xen/xenbus.h:224:6: note: expected 'struct xenbus_device *' but argument is of type 'struct device *' void xenbus_dev_error(struct xenbus_device *dev, int err, const char *fmt, ...); ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ drivers/scsi/xen-scsifront.c: In function 'scsifront_do_lun_hotplug': drivers/scsi/xen-scsifront.c:1022:23: error: passing argument 1 of 'xenbus_dev_error' from incompatible pointer type [-Werror=incompatible-pointer-types] xenbus_dev_error(&dev->dev, err, ^ In file included from drivers/scsi/xen-scsifront.c:50:0: include/xen/xenbus.h:224:6: note: expected 'struct xenbus_device *' but argument is of type 'struct device *' void xenbus_dev_error(struct xenbus_device *dev, int err, const char *fmt, ...); ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ drivers/scsi/xen-scsifront.c:1042:23: error: passing argument 1 of 'xenbus_dev_error' from incompatible pointer type [-Werror=incompatible-pointer-types] xenbus_dev_error(&dev->dev, err, ^ In file included from drivers/scsi/xen-scsifront.c:50:0: include/xen/xenbus.h:224:6: note: expected 'struct xenbus_device *' but argument is of type 'struct device *' void xenbus_dev_error(struct xenbus_device *dev, int err, const char *fmt, ...); ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ cc1: some warnings being treated as errors vim +663 drivers/scsi/xen-scsifront.c 653 654 static int scsifront_sdev_configure(struct scsi_device *sdev) 655 { 656 struct vscsifrnt_info *info = shost_priv(sdev->host); 657 int err; 658 659 if (info && current == info->curr) { 660 err = xenbus_printf(XBT_NIL, info->dev->nodename, 661 info->dev_state_path, "%d", XenbusStateConnected); 662 if (err) { > 663 xenbus_dev_error(&info->dev->dev, err, 664 "%s: writing dev_state_path", __func__); 665 return err; 666 } 667 } 668 669 return 0; 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