# Re: \[PATCH\] Audit: push audit success and retcode into arch ptrace.h

- From: Tony Luck \<tony.luck@intel.com\>
- Date: 2011-06-02 23:00:54 
- List: linuxppc-dev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linuxppc-dev/2011/06/3724199
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linuxppc-dev/2011/06/3724160/t.md

```text
> But there seems to be another problem.
> Why is pt_regs of type void *?
>
> gcc complains:
> In file included from include/linux/fsnotify.h:15:0,
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 from include/linux/security.h:26,
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 from init/main.c:32:
> include/linux/audit.h: In function =91audit_syscall_exit=92:
> include/linux/audit.h:440:17: warning: dereferencing =91void *=92 pointer
> include/linux/audit.h:440:3: error: invalid use of void expression
> include/linux/audit.h:441:21: warning: dereferencing =91void *=92 pointer
> include/linux/audit.h:441:21: error: void value not ignored as it ought t=
o be

Perhaps same issue on ia64 - but symptoms are different:

  CC      crypto/cipher.o
In file included from include/linux/fsnotify.h:15,
                 from include/linux/security.h:26,
                 from init/do_mounts.c:8:
include/linux/audit.h: In function =91audit_syscall_exit=92:
include/linux/audit.h:440: warning: dereferencing =91void *=92 pointer
include/linux/audit.h:440: error: request for member =91r10=92 in
something not a structure or union
include/linux/audit.h:441: error: request for member =91r10=92 in
something not a structure or union
include/linux/audit.h:441: error: request for member =91r8=92 in something
not a structure or union
include/linux/audit.h:441: error: request for member =91r8=92 in something
not a structure or union
include/linux/audit.h:441: error: expected =91;=92 before =91}=92 token
include/linux/audit.h:441: error: void value not ignored as it ought to be

-Tony
```