Fix invalid conversion from void * to gdb_byte *

This patch fixes the following GDB build error in C++ mode.

gdb/nat/linux-ptrace.c: In function 'int linux_child_function(void*)':
gdb/nat/linux-ptrace.c:323:65: error: invalid conversion from 'void*' to 'gdb_byte* {aka unsigned char*}' [-fpermissive]
   linux_fork_to_function (child_stack, linux_grandchild_function);
                                                                 ^

gdb:

2016-01-12  Yao Qi  <yao.qi@linaro.org>

	* nat/linux-ptrace.c (linux_child_function): Cast child_stack
	to gdb_byte * and pass to linux_fork_to_function.

diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index 9184afc..74f91d2 100644 (file)
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 2016-01-12  Yao Qi  <yao.qi@linaro.org>
 
+       * nat/linux-ptrace.c (linux_child_function): Cast child_stack
+       to gdb_byte * and pass to linux_fork_to_function.
+
+2016-01-12  Yao Qi  <yao.qi@linaro.org>
+
        * nat/linux-ptrace.c (linux_fork_to_function): Change type
        of argument 'function'.
        (linux_grandchild_function): Change return type to 'int'.

diff --git a/gdb/nat/linux-ptrace.c b/gdb/nat/linux-ptrace.c
index 31757ee..0eaf9a3 100644 (file)
--- a/gdb/nat/linux-ptrace.c
+++ b/gdb/nat/linux-ptrace.c
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ linux_child_function (void *child_stack)
   kill (getpid (), SIGSTOP);
 
   /* Fork a grandchild.  */
-  linux_fork_to_function (child_stack, linux_grandchild_function);
+  linux_fork_to_function ((gdb_byte *) child_stack, linux_grandchild_function);
 
   /* This code is only reacheable by the child (grandchild's parent)
      process.  */