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Subject: Re: [PATCH 04/13] tracing/brcm: Use the new __vstring() helper
To:     Arend Van Spriel <aspriel@gmail.com>,
        Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>,
        kernel test robot <lkp@intel.com>
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From:   "Chen, Rong A" <rong.a.chen@intel.com>
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Date:   Wed, 6 Jul 2022 19:51:53 +0800
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On 7/6/2022 5:09 PM, Arend Van Spriel wrote:
> On 7/6/2022 4:50 AM, Steven Rostedt wrote:
>> On Wed, 6 Jul 2022 10:35:50 +0800
>> kernel test robot <lkp@intel.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Steven,
>>>
>>> Thank you for the patch! Perhaps something to improve:
>>>
>>> [auto build test WARNING on rostedt-trace/for-next]
>>> [also build test WARNING on wireless-next/main wireless/main 
>>> linus/master v5.19-rc5 next-20220705]
>>> [If your patch is applied to the wrong git tree, kindly drop us a note.
>>> And when submitting patch, we suggest to use '--base' as documented in
>>> https://git-scm.com/docs/git-format-patch]
>>>
>>
>>
>>> If you fix the issue, kindly add following tag where applicable
>>> Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@intel.com>
>>>
>>> All warnings (new ones prefixed by >>):
>>
>> OK, let's look at all the warnings.
>>
>>>
>>>     In file included from include/trace/define_trace.h:102,
>>>                      from 
>>> drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/tracepoint.h:133,
>>>                      from 
>>> drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/tracepoint.c:12:
>>>     drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/./tracepoint.h: 
>>> In function 'trace_event_get_offsets_brcmf_err':
>>>>> include/trace/trace_events.h:261:16: warning: function 
>>>>> 'trace_event_get_offsets_brcmf_err' might be a candidate for 
>>>>> 'gnu_printf' format attribute [-Wsuggest-attribute=format]
>>
>>   1. "might be a candidate for 'gnu_printf' format attribute"
>>
>>>       261 |         struct trace_event_raw_##call __maybe_unused 
>>> *entry;            \
>>>           |                ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>     include/trace/trace_events.h:40:9: note: in expansion of macro 
>>> 'DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS'
>>>        40 |         
>>> DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS(name,                              \
>>>           |         ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>     
>>> drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/./tracepoint.h:31:1: 
>>> note: in expansion of macro 'TRACE_EVENT'
>>>        31 | TRACE_EVENT(brcmf_err,
>>>           | ^~~~~~~~~~~
>>>     drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/./tracepoint.h: 
>>> In function 'trace_event_get_offsets_brcmf_dbg':
>>>>> include/trace/trace_events.h:261:16: warning: function 
>>>>> 'trace_event_get_offsets_brcmf_dbg' might be a candidate for 
>>>>> 'gnu_printf' format attribute [-Wsuggest-attribute=format]
>>
>>   2. "might be a candidate for 'gnu_printf' format attribute"
>>
>>>       261 |         struct trace_event_raw_##call __maybe_unused 
>>> *entry;            \
>>>           |                ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>     include/trace/trace_events.h:40:9: note: in expansion of macro 
>>> 'DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS'
>>>        40 |         
>>> DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS(name,                              \
>>>           |         ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>     
>>> drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/./tracepoint.h:45:1: 
>>> note: in expansion of macro 'TRACE_EVENT'
>>>        45 | TRACE_EVENT(brcmf_dbg,
>>>           | ^~~~~~~~~~~
>>>     In file included from include/trace/define_trace.h:102,
>>>                      from 
>>> drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/tracepoint.h:133,
>>>                      from 
>>> drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/tracepoint.c:12:
>>>     drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/./tracepoint.h: 
>>> In function 'trace_event_raw_event_brcmf_err':
>>>     include/trace/trace_events.h:386:16: warning: function 
>>> 'trace_event_raw_event_brcmf_err' might be a candidate for 
>>> 'gnu_printf' format attribute [-Wsuggest-attribute=format]
>>
>>   3. "might be a candidate for 'gnu_printf' format attribute"
>>
>>>       386 |         struct trace_event_raw_##call 
>>> *entry;                           \
>>>           |                ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>     include/trace/trace_events.h:40:9: note: in expansion of macro 
>>> 'DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS'
>>>        40 |         
>>> DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS(name,                              \
>>>           |         ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>     
>>> drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/./tracepoint.h:31:1: 
>>> note: in expansion of macro 'TRACE_EVENT'
>>>        31 | TRACE_EVENT(brcmf_err,
>>>           | ^~~~~~~~~~~
>>>     drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/./tracepoint.h: 
>>> In function 'trace_event_raw_event_brcmf_dbg':
>>>     include/trace/trace_events.h:386:16: warning: function 
>>> 'trace_event_raw_event_brcmf_dbg' might be a candidate for 
>>> 'gnu_printf' format attribute [-Wsuggest-attribute=format]
>>
>>   4. "might be a candidate for 'gnu_printf' format attribute"
>>
>>>       386 |         struct trace_event_raw_##call 
>>> *entry;                           \
>>>           |                ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>     include/trace/trace_events.h:40:9: note: in expansion of macro 
>>> 'DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS'
>>>        40 |         
>>> DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS(name,                              \
>>>           |         ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>     
>>> drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/./tracepoint.h:45:1: 
>>> note: in expansion of macro 'TRACE_EVENT'
>>>        45 | TRACE_EVENT(brcmf_dbg,
>>>           | ^~~~~~~~~~~
>>>     In file included from include/trace/define_trace.h:103,
>>>                      from 
>>> drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/tracepoint.h:133,
>>>                      from 
>>> drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/tracepoint.c:12:
>>>     drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/./tracepoint.h: 
>>> In function 'perf_trace_brcmf_err':
>>>     include/trace/perf.h:64:16: warning: function 
>>> 'perf_trace_brcmf_err' might be a candidate for 'gnu_printf' format 
>>> attribute [-Wsuggest-attribute=format]
>>
>>   5. "might be a candidate for 'gnu_printf' format attribute"
>>
>>>        64 |         struct hlist_head 
>>> *head;                                        \
>>>           |                ^~~~~~~~~~
>>>     include/trace/trace_events.h:40:9: note: in expansion of macro 
>>> 'DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS'
>>>        40 |         
>>> DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS(name,                              \
>>>           |         ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>     
>>> drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/./tracepoint.h:31:1: 
>>> note: in expansion of macro 'TRACE_EVENT'
>>>        31 | TRACE_EVENT(brcmf_err,
>>>           | ^~~~~~~~~~~
>>>     drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/./tracepoint.h: 
>>> In function 'perf_trace_brcmf_dbg':
>>>     include/trace/perf.h:64:16: warning: function 
>>> 'perf_trace_brcmf_dbg' might be a candidate for 'gnu_printf' format 
>>> attribute [-Wsuggest-attribute=format]
>>
>>   6. "might be a candidate for 'gnu_printf' format attribute"
>>
>>>        64 |         struct hlist_head 
>>> *head;                                        \
>>>           |                ^~~~~~~~~~
>>>     include/trace/trace_events.h:40:9: note: in expansion of macro 
>>> 'DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS'
>>>        40 |         
>>> DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS(name,                              \
>>>           |         ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>     
>>> drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/./tracepoint.h:45:1: 
>>> note: in expansion of macro 'TRACE_EVENT'
>>>        45 | TRACE_EVENT(brcmf_dbg,
>>>           | ^~~~~~~~~~~
>>> -- 
>>>     In file included from include/trace/define_trace.h:102,
>>>                      from 
>>> drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmsmac/brcms_trace_brcmsmac_msg.h:82, 
>>>
>>>                      from 
>>> drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmsmac/brcms_trace_events.h:38, 
>>>
>>>                      from 
>>> drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmsmac/brcms_trace_events.c:22: 
>>>
>>>     
>>> drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmsmac/./brcms_trace_brcmsmac_msg.h: 
>>> In function 'trace_event_get_offsets_brcms_dbg':
>>>>> include/trace/trace_events.h:261:16: warning: function 
>>>>> 'trace_event_get_offsets_brcms_dbg' might be a candidate for 
>>>>> 'gnu_printf' format attribute [-Wsuggest-attribute=format]
>>
>>   7. "might be a candidate for 'gnu_printf' format attribute"
>>
>>>       261 |         struct trace_event_raw_##call __maybe_unused 
>>> *entry;            \
>>>           |                ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>     include/trace/trace_events.h:40:9: note: in expansion of macro 
>>> 'DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS'
>>>        40 |         
>>> DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS(name,                              \
>>>           |         ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>     
>>> drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmsmac/./brcms_trace_brcmsmac_msg.h:59:1: 
>>> note: in expansion of macro 'TRACE_EVENT'
>>>        59 | TRACE_EVENT(brcms_dbg,
>>>           | ^~~~~~~~~~~
>>>     In file included from include/trace/define_trace.h:102,
>>>                      from 
>>> drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmsmac/brcms_trace_brcmsmac_msg.h:82, 
>>>
>>>                      from 
>>> drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmsmac/brcms_trace_events.h:38, 
>>>
>>>                      from 
>>> drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmsmac/brcms_trace_events.c:22: 
>>>
>>>     
>>> drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmsmac/./brcms_trace_brcmsmac_msg.h: 
>>> In function 'trace_event_raw_event_brcms_dbg':
>>>     include/trace/trace_events.h:386:16: warning: function 
>>> 'trace_event_raw_event_brcms_dbg' might be a candidate for 
>>> 'gnu_printf' format attribute [-Wsuggest-attribute=format]
>>
>>   8. "might be a candidate for 'gnu_printf' format attribute"
>>
>>
>>>       386 |         struct trace_event_raw_##call 
>>> *entry;                           \
>>>           |                ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>     include/trace/trace_events.h:40:9: note: in expansion of macro 
>>> 'DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS'
>>>        40 |         
>>> DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS(name,                              \
>>>           |         ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>     
>>> drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmsmac/./brcms_trace_brcmsmac_msg.h:59:1: 
>>> note: in expansion of macro 'TRACE_EVENT'
>>>        59 | TRACE_EVENT(brcms_dbg,
>>>           | ^~~~~~~~~~~
>>>     In file included from include/trace/define_trace.h:103,
>>>                      from 
>>> drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmsmac/brcms_trace_brcmsmac_msg.h:82, 
>>>
>>>                      from 
>>> drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmsmac/brcms_trace_events.h:38, 
>>>
>>>                      from 
>>> drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmsmac/brcms_trace_events.c:22: 
>>>
>>>     
>>> drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmsmac/./brcms_trace_brcmsmac_msg.h: 
>>> In function 'perf_trace_brcms_dbg':
>>>     include/trace/perf.h:64:16: warning: function 
>>> 'perf_trace_brcms_dbg' might be a candidate for 'gnu_printf' format 
>>> attribute [-Wsuggest-attribute=format]
>>
>>   9. "might be a candidate for 'gnu_printf' format attribute"
>>
>>>        64 |         struct hlist_head 
>>> *head;                                        \
>>>           |                ^~~~~~~~~~
>>>     include/trace/trace_events.h:40:9: note: in expansion of macro 
>>> 'DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS'
>>>        40 |         
>>> DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS(name,                              \
>>>           |         ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>     
>>> drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmsmac/./brcms_trace_brcmsmac_msg.h:59:1: 
>>> note: in expansion of macro 'TRACE_EVENT'
>>>        59 | TRACE_EVENT(brcms_dbg,
>>>           | ^~~~~~~~~~~
>>>
>>>
>>> vim +261 include/trace/trace_events.h
>>>
>>> 55de2c0b5610cb include/trace/trace_events.h Masami Hiramatsu         
>>> 2021-11-22  253
>>> 091ad3658e3c76 include/trace/ftrace.h       Ingo Molnar              
>>> 2009-11-26  254  #undef DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS
>>> 091ad3658e3c76 include/trace/ftrace.h       Ingo Molnar              
>>> 2009-11-26  255  #define DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS(call, proto, args, 
>>> tstruct, assign, print)    \
>>> d0ee8f4a1f5f3d include/trace/trace_events.h Steven Rostedt (Red Hat  
>>> 2015-05-13  256) static inline notrace int 
>>> trace_event_get_offsets_##call(        \
>>> 62323a148fbeb0 include/trace/trace_events.h Steven Rostedt (Red Hat  
>>> 2015-05-13  257)     struct trace_event_data_offsets_##call 
>>> *__data_offsets, proto)    \
>>> 7fcb7c472f455d include/trace/ftrace.h       Li Zefan                 
>>> 2009-06-01  258  {                                    \
>>> 7fcb7c472f455d include/trace/ftrace.h       Li Zefan                 
>>> 2009-06-01  259      int __data_size = 0;                        \
>>> 114e7b52dee69c include/trace/ftrace.h       Filipe Brandenburger     
>>> 2014-02-28  260      int __maybe_unused __item_length;                \
>>> a7237765730a10 include/trace/trace_events.h Steven Rostedt (Red Hat  
>>> 2015-05-13 @261)     struct trace_event_raw_##call __maybe_unused 
>>> *entry;        \
>>> 7fcb7c472f455d include/trace/ftrace.h       Li Zefan                 
>>> 2009-06-01  262                                      \
>>> 7fcb7c472f455d include/trace/ftrace.h       Li Zefan                 
>>> 2009-06-01  263      tstruct;                            \
>>> 7fcb7c472f455d include/trace/ftrace.h       Li Zefan                 
>>> 2009-06-01  264                                      \
>>> 7fcb7c472f455d include/trace/ftrace.h       Li Zefan                 
>>> 2009-06-01  265      return __data_size;                        \
>>> 7fcb7c472f455d include/trace/ftrace.h       Li Zefan                 
>>> 2009-06-01  266  }
>>> 7fcb7c472f455d include/trace/ftrace.h       Li Zefan                 
>>> 2009-06-01  267
>>>
>>
>> Really? 9 warnings about something that *MIGHT* be a candidate for
>> gnu_printf format attribute?  This is a macro that expanded into 
>> something
>> that could possibly use the printf format, but is nested deep in macro
>> magic.
>>
>> Can we please shut this up?
> 
> Need a vote? Here it is: +1
> 
> Regards,
> Arend
> 

Hi,

Sorry for the noise, we'll stop reporting this warning next time.

Best Regards,
Rong Chen