Here's some code from net/wireless/util.c, expressed as a test case. I have no idea how to fix it. The actual output is: +sizeof-external.c:11:16: error: cannot size expression while none is expected. johannes /***** begin file validation/sizeof-external.c **** */ /* #include file that declares it */ extern const unsigned char bridge_tunnel_header[6]; /* define it */ const unsigned char bridge_tunnel_header[] = { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 }; /* EXPORT_SYMBOL it */ extern typeof(bridge_tunnel_header) bridge_tunnel_header; /* ... */ static int bth_size(void) { return sizeof(bridge_tunnel_header); } /* * check-name: Check sizeof(kernel_exported_external_variable) * * check-error-start * check-error-end */ -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-sparse" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html