a GCC question

[Takashi Oe]

On Sun, 6 Aug 2000, Olaf Hering wrote:

> Can you send me a diff against the current Benh kernel?

You mean his 2.2.x tree?  Or does he have 2.4.x tree somewhere?  I'm only
working with 2.4.x.

> I just inserted these (useless) printk() to a non called function and
> now it works so far for me.
>
> find_pci_device_OFnode(unsigned char bus, unsigned char dev_fn)
> {
> /*      char blubber[60] = ""; */
>         struct device_node* np;
>         unsigned int *reg;
>         int l;
> /*      printk("I am just a dummy ...\n");  */
>         for (np = allnodes; np != 0; np = np->allnext) {
>                 int in_macio = 0;
>                 struct device_node* parent = np->parent;
>                 while(parent) {
>                         char *pname = (char *)get_property(parent, "name", &l);
>         printk("I am just another dummy ...\n");
>         printk("I am just another dummy ...\n");
>                         if (pname && strcmp(pname, "mac-io") == 0) {
>                                 in_macio = 1;
>                                 break;
>                         }
>
> Bit ugly.

I bet you get the same effect (working kernel) by placing the printk()s
elsewhere.  I know something strange (to me) is going on, but I haven't
found anything wrong in objdump of prom.o.


Takashi Oe


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