gcc 4.9 build warnings (was: Re: arm-soc build: 2917 warnings 0 failures (arm-soc/v3.18-rc1-20-g06c0773))

[Mark Brown]

On Thu, Nov 06, 2014 at 01:28:28PM +0000, Russell King - ARM Linux wrote:

> For the n'th time, what we know is:

> - gcc 4.9 bare metal seems to define __SIZE_TYPE__ to be unsigned int.
> - gcc 4.9's stddef.h typedef's size_t to __SIZE_TYPE__.
> - therefore, size_t is typedef'd from unsigned int.
> - the kernel typedefs __kernel_size_t from unsigned int.
> - the kernel typedefs size_t from __kernel_size_t.

> So, in theory, size_t in the kernel is unsigned int too.  However, GCC 4.9
> issues loads of complains when %zu or %zd is used with a size_t variable
> in the kernel.

> The question that we've been trying to work out is... why is this?  Right
> now, it seems no one has an answer for this question.  We don't know
> whether it's a compiler bug or not - and Arnd has explained why not.

Isn't this GCC tracking the literal use of size_t in addition to the
actual definition and warning based on that information for the size_t
specific formatting.  Seems weird that it'd only affect a freestanding
build though.
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