Re: [PATCH] compile error in ieee80211_ioctl.c

[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

 



On Tue, 25 Apr 2006 14:04:50 -0700 (PDT) Alex Davis wrote:

> Hello:
> 
> I sent this patch earlier and got no response, so I'm sending it again.

There was at least one reply, from me.

The third parameter of module_param() is being misused in your patch.
It represents a "permission" value, such as 0, 0444, 0644, etc.
Or you can use existing #defined values for it.

> I cloned git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/linville/wireless-dev.git
> last night and got compile errors while compiling net/d80211/ieee80211_ioctl.c
> into a module:
> 
>   CC [M]  net/d80211/ieee80211_ioctl.o
> net/d80211/ieee80211_ioctl.c:33: error: syntax error before string constant
> net/d80211/ieee80211_ioctl.c:33: warning: type defaults to `int' in declaration of `MODULE_PARM'
> net/d80211/ieee80211_ioctl.c:33: warning: function declaration isn't a prototype
> net/d80211/ieee80211_ioctl.c:33: warning: data definition has no type or storage class
> net/d80211/ieee80211_ioctl.c:43: error: syntax error before string constant
> net/d80211/ieee80211_ioctl.c:43: warning: type defaults to `int' in declaration of `MODULE_PARM'
> net/d80211/ieee80211_ioctl.c:43: warning: function declaration isn't a prototype
> net/d80211/ieee80211_ioctl.c:43: warning: data definition has no type or storage class
> make[2]: *** [net/d80211/ieee80211_ioctl.o] Error 1
> make[1]: *** [net/d80211] Error 2
> make: *** [net] Error 2
> 
> This patch fixes it.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Alex Davis <[email protected]>
> 
> diff --git a/net/d80211/ieee80211_ioctl.c b/net/d80211/ieee80211_ioctl.c
> index 42a7abe..4949e52 100644
> --- a/net/d80211/ieee80211_ioctl.c
> +++ b/net/d80211/ieee80211_ioctl.c
> @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ #include "aes_ccm.h"
>  
>  
>  static int ieee80211_regdom = 0x10; /* FCC */
> -MODULE_PARM(ieee80211_regdom, "i");
> +module_param(ieee80211_regdom, int, 0x10);
>  MODULE_PARM_DESC(ieee80211_regdom, "IEEE 802.11 regulatory domain; 64=MKK");
>  
>  /*
> @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(ieee80211_regdom, "IEEE
>   * module.
>   */
>  static int ieee80211_japan_5ghz /* = 0 */;
> -MODULE_PARM(ieee80211_japan_5ghz, "i");
> +module_param(ieee80211_japan_5ghz, int, 0);
>  MODULE_PARM_DESC(ieee80211_japan_5ghz, "Vendor-updated firmware for 5 GHz");

---
~Randy
-
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to [email protected]
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/

[Index of Archives]     [Kernel Newbies]     [Netfilter]     [Bugtraq]     [Photo]     [Stuff]     [Gimp]     [Yosemite News]     [MIPS Linux]     [ARM Linux]     [Linux Security]     [Linux RAID]     [Video 4 Linux]     [Linux for the blind]     [Linux Resources]
  Powered by Linux