Re: [PATCH] m68k: add missing __user annotation in get_user()

Geert Uytterhoeven
2020-05-25T08:48:05Z

On Wed, May 20, 2020 at 8:58 AM Jason Wang <jasowang@redhat.com> wrote:
> The ptr is a pointer to userspace memory. So we need annotate it with
> __user otherwise we may get sparse warnings like:
>
> drivers/vhost/vhost.c:1603:13: sparse: sparse: incorrect type in initializer (different address spaces) @@ expected void const *__gu_ptr @@ got unsigned int [noderef] [usertypvoid const *__gu_ptr @@
> drivers/vhost/vhost.c:1603:13: sparse: expected void const *__gu_ptr
> drivers/vhost/vhost.c:1603:13: sparse: got unsigned int [noderef] [usertype] <asn:1> *idxp
>
> Cc: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>
> Cc: linux-m68k@lists.linux-m68k.org
> Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
> Reported-by: kbuild test robot <lkp@intel.com>
> Signed-off-by: Jason Wang <jasowang@redhat.com>

Fixes: 7124330dabe5b3cb ("m68k/uaccess: Revive 64-bit get_user()")

Reviewed-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>
i.e. will queue in the m68k for-v5.8 branch.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

Geert

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