When using clang as HOSTCC, the following warnings appear: In file included from arch/mips/boot/tools/relocs_64.c:27:0: arch/mips/boot/tools/relocs.c: In function ‘read_relocs’: arch/mips/boot/tools/relocs.c:397:4: warning: dereferencing type-punned pointer will break strict-aliasing rules [-Wstrict-aliasing] ELF_R_SYM(rel->r_info) = elf32_to_cpu(ELF_R_SYM(rel->r_info)); ^~~~~~~~~ arch/mips/boot/tools/relocs.c:397:4: warning: dereferencing type-punned pointer will break strict-aliasing rules [-Wstrict-aliasing] arch/mips/boot/tools/relocs.c: In function ‘walk_relocs’: arch/mips/boot/tools/relocs.c:491:4: warning: dereferencing type-punned pointer will break strict-aliasing rules [-Wstrict-aliasing] Elf_Sym *sym = &sh_symtab[ELF_R_SYM(rel->r_info)]; ^~~~~~~ arch/mips/boot/tools/relocs.c: In function ‘do_reloc’: arch/mips/boot/tools/relocs.c:502:2: warning: dereferencing type-punned pointer will break strict-aliasing rules [-Wstrict-aliasing] unsigned r_type = ELF_R_TYPE(rel->r_info); ^~~~~~~~ arch/mips/boot/tools/relocs.c: In function ‘do_reloc_info’: arch/mips/boot/tools/relocs.c:641:3: warning: dereferencing type-punned pointer will break strict-aliasing rules [-Wstrict-aliasing] rel_type(ELF_R_TYPE(rel->r_info)), ^~~~~~~~ Fix them by making Elf64_Mips_Rela a union Signed-off-by: Harvey Hunt <harvey.hunt@xxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Matt Redfearn <matt.redfearn@xxxxxxxxxx> Cc: linux-mips@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx --- arch/mips/boot/tools/relocs_64.c | 19 +++++++++++-------- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/arch/mips/boot/tools/relocs_64.c b/arch/mips/boot/tools/relocs_64.c index b671b5e..06066e6a 100644 --- a/arch/mips/boot/tools/relocs_64.c +++ b/arch/mips/boot/tools/relocs_64.c @@ -9,17 +9,20 @@ typedef uint8_t Elf64_Byte; -typedef struct { - Elf64_Word r_sym; /* Symbol index. */ - Elf64_Byte r_ssym; /* Special symbol. */ - Elf64_Byte r_type3; /* Third relocation. */ - Elf64_Byte r_type2; /* Second relocation. */ - Elf64_Byte r_type; /* First relocation. */ +typedef union { + struct { + Elf64_Word r_sym; /* Symbol index. */ + Elf64_Byte r_ssym; /* Special symbol. */ + Elf64_Byte r_type3; /* Third relocation. */ + Elf64_Byte r_type2; /* Second relocation. */ + Elf64_Byte r_type; /* First relocation. */ + } fields; + Elf64_Xword unused; } Elf64_Mips_Rela; #define ELF_CLASS ELFCLASS64 -#define ELF_R_SYM(val) (((Elf64_Mips_Rela *)(&val))->r_sym) -#define ELF_R_TYPE(val) (((Elf64_Mips_Rela *)(&val))->r_type) +#define ELF_R_SYM(val) (((Elf64_Mips_Rela *)(&val))->fields.r_sym) +#define ELF_R_TYPE(val) (((Elf64_Mips_Rela *)(&val))->fields.r_type) #define ELF_ST_TYPE(o) ELF64_ST_TYPE(o) #define ELF_ST_BIND(o) ELF64_ST_BIND(o) #define ELF_ST_VISIBILITY(o) ELF64_ST_VISIBILITY(o) -- 2.8.3