Re: [PATCH] tools: Use fputc() calls in some functions

Hi Markus,

kernel test robot noticed the following build errors:

[auto build test ERROR on perf-tools-next/perf-tools-next]
[also build test ERROR on tip/perf/core perf-tools/perf-tools linus/master v7.2-rc6 next-20260806]
[cannot apply to acme/perf/core]
[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#_base_tree_information]

url:    https://github.com/intel-lab-lkp/linux/commits/Markus-Elfring/tools-Use-fputc-calls-in-some-functions/20260806-165154
base:   https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/perf/perf-tools-next.git perf-tools-next
patch link:    https://lore.kernel.org/r/48f2d61f-d468-49b7-881e-f00777db073f%40web.de
patch subject: [PATCH] tools: Use fputc() calls in some functions
config: x86_64-kexec (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20260807/202608070547.MRKfa3bH-lkp@intel.com/config)
compiler: clang version 22.1.3 (https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project e9846648fd6183ee6d8cbdb4502213fcf902a211)
reproduce (this is a W=1 build): (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20260807/202608070547.MRKfa3bH-lkp@intel.com/reproduce)

If you fix the issue in a separate patch/commit (i.e. not just a new version of
the same patch/commit), kindly add following tags
| Reported-by: kernel test robot [off-list ref]
| Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-kbuild-all/202608070547.MRKfa3bH-lkp@intel.com/ (local)

All errors (new ones prefixed by >>):

quoted

builtin-check.c:300:8: error: incompatible pointer to integer conversion passing 'FILE *' (aka 'struct _IO_FILE *') to parameter of type 'int' [-Wint-conversion]

     300 |         fputc(stderr, '\n');
         |               ^~~~~~
   /usr/include/stdio.h:155:16: note: expanded from macro 'stderr'
     155 | #define stderr stderr
         |                ^~~~~~
   /usr/include/stdio.h:611:23: note: passing argument to parameter '__c' here
     611 | extern int fputc (int __c, FILE *__stream) __nonnull ((2));
         |                       ^

quoted

builtin-check.c:300:16: error: incompatible integer to pointer conversion passing 'int' to parameter of type 'FILE *' (aka 'struct _IO_FILE *') [-Wint-conversion]

     300 |         fputc(stderr, '\n');
         |                       ^~~~
   /usr/include/stdio.h:611:34: note: passing argument to parameter '__stream' here
     611 | extern int fputc (int __c, FILE *__stream) __nonnull ((2));
         |                                  ^
   2 errors generated.

quoted

disas.c:540:9: error: incompatible pointer to integer conversion passing 'FILE *' (aka 'struct _IO_FILE *') to parameter of type 'int' [-Wint-conversion]

     540 |                 fputc(stream, '\n');
         |                       ^~~~~~
   /usr/include/stdio.h:611:23: note: passing argument to parameter '__c' here
     611 | extern int fputc (int __c, FILE *__stream) __nonnull ((2));
         |                       ^

quoted

disas.c:540:17: error: incompatible integer to pointer conversion passing 'int' to parameter of type 'FILE *' (aka 'struct _IO_FILE *') [-Wint-conversion]

     540 |                 fputc(stream, '\n');
         |                               ^~~~
   /usr/include/stdio.h:611:34: note: passing argument to parameter '__stream' here
     611 | extern int fputc (int __c, FILE *__stream) __nonnull ((2));
         |                                  ^
   make[5]: *** [tools/build/Makefile.build:96: tools/objtool/builtin-check.o] Error 1
   2 errors generated.
   make[5]: *** [tools/build/Makefile.build:95: tools/objtool/disas.o] Error 1
   make[5]: Target '__build' not remade because of errors.
   make[4]: *** [Makefile:123: tools/objtool/objtool-in.o] Error 2
   make[4]: Target 'all' not remade because of errors.
   make[3]: *** [Makefile:74: objtool] Error 2
   make[2]: *** [Makefile:1587: tools/objtool] Error 2
   make[2]: Target 'prepare' not remade because of errors.
   make[1]: *** [Makefile:248: __sub-make] Error 2
   make[1]: Target 'prepare' not remade because of errors.
   make: *** [Makefile:248: __sub-make] Error 2
   make: Target 'prepare' not remade because of errors.

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