On Thu, May 30, 2024 at 08:22:03AM +0200, Jiri Slaby wrote: > > This will be an error in a future compiler version [-Werror,-Wbounds-safety-counted-by-elt-type-unknown-size] > > 291 | struct mxser_port ports[] __counted_by(nports); > > | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > 1 error generated. > > > > Remove this use of __counted_by to fix the warning/error. However, > > rather than remove it altogether, leave it commented, as it may be > > possible to support this in future compiler releases. > > This looks like a compiler bug/deficiency. I agree, why not just turn that option off in the compiler so that these "warnings" will not show up? > What does gcc say BTW? > > > Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Closes: https://github.com/ClangBuiltLinux/linux/issues/2026 > > Fixes: f34907ecca71 ("mxser: Annotate struct mxser_board with __counted_by") > > I would not say "Fixes" here. It only works around a broken compiler. Agreed, don't add Fixes: for this, it's a compiler bug, not a kernel issue. thanks, greg k-h