[akpm-mm:mm-new 193/194] lib/alloc_tag.c:815:25: sparse: sparse: cast removes address space '__rcu' of expression

[akpm-mm:mm-new 193/194] lib/alloc_tag.c:815:25: sparse: sparse: cast removes address space '__rcu' of expression

[kernel test robot]

tree:   https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/akpm/mm.git mm-new
head:   df2267b6380964f1305128001f05bc043ddf1f37
commit: 8bee7b4b574f880ff2c7491212e2ef01cd82f2fd [193/194] mm/alloc_tag: clear codetag for pages allocated before page_ext initialization
config: openrisc-randconfig-r121-20260329 (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20260329/202603291211.YhY0R0se-lkp@intel.com/config)
compiler: or1k-linux-gcc (GCC) 10.5.0
sparse: v0.6.5-rc1
reproduce (this is a W=1 build): (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20260329/202603291211.YhY0R0se-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 <lkp@intel.com>
| Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-kbuild-all/202603291211.YhY0R0se-lkp@intel.com/

sparse warnings: (new ones prefixed by >>)
>> lib/alloc_tag.c:815:25: sparse: sparse: cast removes address space '__rcu' of expression
>> lib/alloc_tag.c:815:25: sparse: sparse: incompatible types in comparison expression (different address spaces):
   lib/alloc_tag.c:815:25: sparse:    void ( [noderef] __rcu * )( ... )
   lib/alloc_tag.c:815:25: sparse:    void ( * )( ... )
   lib/alloc_tag.c:828:9: sparse: sparse: incompatible types in comparison expression (different address spaces):
   lib/alloc_tag.c:828:9: sparse:    void ( [noderef] __rcu * )( ... )
   lib/alloc_tag.c:828:9: sparse:    void ( * )( ... )

vim +/__rcu +815 lib/alloc_tag.c

   802	
   803	typedef void (*alloc_tag_add_func)(unsigned long pfn);
   804	static alloc_tag_add_func __rcu alloc_tag_add_early_pfn_ptr __refdata =
   805			__alloc_tag_add_early_pfn;
   806	
   807	void alloc_tag_add_early_pfn(unsigned long pfn)
   808	{
   809		alloc_tag_add_func alloc_tag_add;
   810	
   811		if (static_key_enabled(&mem_profiling_compressed))
   812			return;
   813	
   814		rcu_read_lock();
 > 815		alloc_tag_add = rcu_dereference(alloc_tag_add_early_pfn_ptr);
   816		if (alloc_tag_add)
   817			alloc_tag_add(pfn);
   818		rcu_read_unlock();
   819	}
   820	

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Re: [akpm-mm:mm-new 193/194] lib/alloc_tag.c:815:25: sparse: sparse: cast removes address space '__rcu' of expression

[Hao Ge]

Hi


On 2026/3/29 12:36, kernel test robot wrote:
> tree:   https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/akpm/mm.git mm-new
> head:   df2267b6380964f1305128001f05bc043ddf1f37
> commit: 8bee7b4b574f880ff2c7491212e2ef01cd82f2fd [193/194] mm/alloc_tag: clear codetag for pages allocated before page_ext initialization
> config: openrisc-randconfig-r121-20260329 (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20260329/202603291211.YhY0R0se-lkp@intel.com/config)
> compiler: or1k-linux-gcc (GCC) 10.5.0
> sparse: v0.6.5-rc1
> reproduce (this is a W=1 build): (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20260329/202603291211.YhY0R0se-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 <lkp@intel.com>
> | Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-kbuild-all/202603291211.YhY0R0se-lkp@intel.com/
>
> sparse warnings: (new ones prefixed by >>)
>>> lib/alloc_tag.c:815:25: sparse: sparse: cast removes address space '__rcu' of expression
>>> lib/alloc_tag.c:815:25: sparse: sparse: incompatible types in comparison expression (different address spaces):
>     lib/alloc_tag.c:815:25: sparse:    void ( [noderef] __rcu * )( ... )
>     lib/alloc_tag.c:815:25: sparse:    void ( * )( ... )
>     lib/alloc_tag.c:828:9: sparse: sparse: incompatible types in comparison expression (different address spaces):
>     lib/alloc_tag.c:828:9: sparse:    void ( [noderef] __rcu * )( ... )
>     lib/alloc_tag.c:828:9: sparse:    void ( * )( ... )
>
> vim +/__rcu +815 lib/alloc_tag.c
>
>     802	
>     803	typedef void (*alloc_tag_add_func)(unsigned long pfn);
>     804	static alloc_tag_add_func __rcu alloc_tag_add_early_pfn_ptr __refdata =
>     805			__alloc_tag_add_early_pfn;
>     806	
>     807	void alloc_tag_add_early_pfn(unsigned long pfn)
>     808	{
>     809		alloc_tag_add_func alloc_tag_add;
>     810	
>     811		if (static_key_enabled(&mem_profiling_compressed))
>     812			return;
>     813	
>     814		rcu_read_lock();
>   > 815		alloc_tag_add = rcu_dereference(alloc_tag_add_early_pfn_ptr);
>     816		if (alloc_tag_add)
>     817			alloc_tag_add(pfn);
>     818		rcu_read_unlock();
>     819	}
>     820	
>
Thanks.

The v4 patch I've just posted has fixed the issue. Thanks for your report.


Thanks

Hao