[PATCH V2 1/3] PCI: tegra: add missing __iomem annotation

[PATCH V2 1/3] PCI: tegra: add missing __iomem annotation

[Jingoo Han]

Added missing __iomem annotation in order to fix the following
sparse warnings:

drivers/pci/host/pci-tegra.c:411:41: warning: incorrect type in return expression (different address spaces)
drivers/pci/host/pci-tegra.c:411:41:    expected void [noderef] <asn:2>*
drivers/pci/host/pci-tegra.c:411:41:    got void *addr
drivers/pci/host/pci-tegra.c:419:25: warning: incorrect type in return expression (different address spaces)
drivers/pci/host/pci-tegra.c:419:25:    expected void [noderef] <asn:2>*
drivers/pci/host/pci-tegra.c:419:25:    got void *addr

Signed-off-by: Jingoo Han <jg1.han@samsung.com>
---
 drivers/pci/host/pci-tegra.c |    4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/pci/host/pci-tegra.c b/drivers/pci/host/pci-tegra.c
index 2e9888a..7c4f38d 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/host/pci-tegra.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/host/pci-tegra.c
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ static void __iomem *tegra_pcie_bus_map(struct tegra_pcie *pcie,
 
 	list_for_each_entry(bus, &pcie->busses, list)
 		if (bus->nr == busnr)
-			return bus->area->addr;
+			return (void __iomem *)bus->area->addr;
 
 	bus = tegra_pcie_bus_alloc(pcie, busnr);
 	if (IS_ERR(bus))
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ static void __iomem *tegra_pcie_bus_map(struct tegra_pcie *pcie,
 
 	list_add_tail(&bus->list, &pcie->busses);
 
-	return bus->area->addr;
+	return (void __iomem *)bus->area->addr;
 }
 
 static void __iomem *tegra_pcie_conf_address(struct pci_bus *bus,
-- 
1.7.10.4

[PATCH V2 2/3] PCI: mvebu: make local functions static

[Jingoo Han]

mvebu_pcie_add_bus(), mvebu_pcie_align_resource()  are used only
in this file. Thus, these local functions should be staticized
in order to fix the following sparse warnings:

drivers/pci/host/pci-mvebu.c:684:6: warning: symbol 'mvebu_pcie_add_bus' was not declared. Should it be static?
drivers/pci/host/pci-mvebu.c:690:17: warning: symbol 'mvebu_pcie_align_resource' was not declared. Should it be static?

Signed-off-by: Jingoo Han <jg1.han@samsung.com>
Acked-by: Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@free-electrons.com>
---
 drivers/pci/host/pci-mvebu.c |   12 ++++++------
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/pci/host/pci-mvebu.c b/drivers/pci/host/pci-mvebu.c
index d66530e..b54ceb1 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/host/pci-mvebu.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/host/pci-mvebu.c
@@ -681,17 +681,17 @@ static struct pci_bus *mvebu_pcie_scan_bus(int nr, struct pci_sys_data *sys)
 	return bus;
 }
 
-void mvebu_pcie_add_bus(struct pci_bus *bus)
+static void mvebu_pcie_add_bus(struct pci_bus *bus)
 {
 	struct mvebu_pcie *pcie = sys_to_pcie(bus->sysdata);
 	bus->msi = pcie->msi;
 }
 
-resource_size_t mvebu_pcie_align_resource(struct pci_dev *dev,
-					  const struct resource *res,
-					  resource_size_t start,
-					  resource_size_t size,
-					  resource_size_t align)
+static resource_size_t mvebu_pcie_align_resource(struct pci_dev *dev,
+						const struct resource *res,
+						resource_size_t start,
+						resource_size_t size,
+						resource_size_t align)
 {
 	if (dev->bus->number != 0)
 		return start;
-- 
1.7.10.4

[PATCH V2 3/3] PCI: mvebu: add missing __iomem annotation

[Jingoo Han]

Added missing __iomem annotation in order to fix the following
sparse warning:

drivers/pci/host/pci-mvebu.c:744:31: warning: incorrect type in return expression (different address spaces)
drivers/pci/host/pci-mvebu.c:744:31:    expected void [noderef] <asn:2>*
drivers/pci/host/pci-mvebu.c:744:31:    got void *

Signed-off-by: Jingoo Han <jg1.han@samsung.com>
Acked-by: Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@free-electrons.com>
---
 drivers/pci/host/pci-mvebu.c |    5 ++---
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/pci/host/pci-mvebu.c b/drivers/pci/host/pci-mvebu.c
index b54ceb1..fb2474f 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/host/pci-mvebu.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/host/pci-mvebu.c
@@ -741,7 +741,7 @@ static void __iomem *mvebu_pcie_map_registers(struct platform_device *pdev,
 
 	ret = of_address_to_resource(np, 0, &regs);
 	if (ret)
-		return ERR_PTR(ret);
+		return NULL;
 
 	return devm_ioremap_resource(&pdev->dev, &regs);
 }
@@ -940,11 +940,10 @@ static int mvebu_pcie_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 			continue;
 
 		port->base = mvebu_pcie_map_registers(pdev, child, port);
-		if (IS_ERR(port->base)) {
+		if (!port->base) {
 			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "PCIe%d.%d: cannot map registers\n",
 				port->port, port->lane);
 			clk_disable_unprepare(port->clk);
-			port->base = NULL;
 			continue;
 		}
 
-- 
1.7.10.4

Re: [PATCH V2 3/3] PCI: mvebu: add missing __iomem annotation

[Thomas Petazzoni]

Dear Jingoo Han,

On Tue, 17 Sep 2013 14:27:31 +0900, Jingoo Han wrote:
> Added missing __iomem annotation in order to fix the following
> sparse warning:

I believe your commit title and log is now wrong: this commit is not
adding an iomem annotation anywhere.

Thanks!

Thomas
-- 
Thomas Petazzoni, Free Electrons
Kernel, drivers, real-time and embedded Linux
development, consulting, training and support.
http://free-electrons.com

Re: [PATCH V2 3/3] PCI: mvebu: add missing __iomem annotation

[Jingoo Han]

On Wednesday, September 18, 2013 2:42 AM, Thomas Petazzoni wrote:
> On Tue, 17 Sep 2013 14:27:31 +0900, Jingoo Han wrote:
> > Added missing __iomem annotation in order to fix the following
> > sparse warning:
> 
> I believe your commit title and log is now wrong: this commit is not
> adding an iomem annotation anywhere.
> 

Yes, you're right.
I will fix the commit title and log, and send v3 patch, soon.
Thank you for your comment. :-)

Best regards,
Jingoo Han

[PATCH V3 3/3] PCI: mvebu: return NULL instead of ERR_PTR(ret)

[Jingoo Han]

Return NULL instead of ERR_PTR(ret) in order to fix the following
sparse warning:

drivers/pci/host/pci-mvebu.c:744:31: warning: incorrect type in return expression (different address spaces)
drivers/pci/host/pci-mvebu.c:744:31:    expected void [noderef] <asn:2>*
drivers/pci/host/pci-mvebu.c:744:31:    got void *

Signed-off-by: Jingoo Han <jg1.han@samsung.com>
Acked-by: Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@free-electrons.com>
---
 drivers/pci/host/pci-mvebu.c |    5 ++---
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/pci/host/pci-mvebu.c b/drivers/pci/host/pci-mvebu.c
index 0bd3ba8..fb2474f 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/host/pci-mvebu.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/host/pci-mvebu.c
@@ -741,7 +741,7 @@ static void __iomem *mvebu_pcie_map_registers(struct platform_device *pdev,
 
 	ret = of_address_to_resource(np, 0, &regs);
 	if (ret)
-		return ERR_PTR(ret);
+		return NULL;
 
 	return devm_ioremap_resource(&pdev->dev, &regs);
 }
@@ -940,10 +940,9 @@ static int mvebu_pcie_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 			continue;
 
 		port->base = mvebu_pcie_map_registers(pdev, child, port);
-		if (IS_ERR(port->base)) {
+		if (!port->base) {
 			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "PCIe%d.%d: cannot map registers\n",
 				port->port, port->lane);
-			port->base = NULL;
 			clk_disable_unprepare(port->clk);
 			continue;
 		}
-- 
1.7.10.4

Re: [PATCH V3 3/3] PCI: mvebu: return NULL instead of ERR_PTR(ret)

[Thomas Petazzoni]

Dear Jingoo Han,

On Mon, 23 Sep 2013 13:35:42 +0900, Jingoo Han wrote:
> Return NULL instead of ERR_PTR(ret) in order to fix the following
> sparse warning:
> 
> drivers/pci/host/pci-mvebu.c:744:31: warning: incorrect type in return expression (different address spaces)
> drivers/pci/host/pci-mvebu.c:744:31:    expected void [noderef] <asn:2>*
> drivers/pci/host/pci-mvebu.c:744:31:    got void *
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jingoo Han <jg1.han@samsung.com>
> Acked-by: Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@free-electrons.com>

Acked-by: Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@free-electrons.com>
-- 
Thomas Petazzoni, Free Electrons
Embedded Linux, Kernel and Android engineering
http://free-electrons.com

Re: PCI: mvebu: return NULL instead of ERR_PTR(ret)

[Jason Gunthorpe]

On Sat, Nov 23, 2013 at 10:00:33PM -0500, Jason Cooper wrote:
> And a small addendum: I currently have the following in mvebu/drivers
>   058100a08be8 PCI: mvebu: return NULL instead of ERR_PTR(ret)

Folks, I took a quick look at this, and it looks suspicious (sorry, I
can't seem to find the thread to followup post)

>    PCI: mvebu: return NULL instead of ERR_PTR(ret)
>    
>    Return NULL instead of ERR_PTR(ret) in order to fix the following
>    sparse warning:
>    
>    drivers/pci/host/pci-mvebu.c:744:31: warning: incorrect type in return expression (different address
>    spaces)
>    drivers/pci/host/pci-mvebu.c:744:31:    expected void [noderef] <asn:2>*
>    drivers/pci/host/pci-mvebu.c:744:31:    got void *
>    
>    Signed-off-by: Jingoo Han <jg1.han@samsung.com>
>    Acked-by: Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@free-electrons.com>
>    Signed-off-by: Jason Cooper <jason@lakedaemon.net>
>
>--- a/drivers/pci/host/pci-mvebu.c
>+++ b/drivers/pci/host/pci-mvebu.c
>@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ static void __iomem *mvebu_pcie_map_registers(struct platform_device *pdev,
> 
>        ret = of_address_to_resource(np, 0, &regs);
>        if (ret)
>-               return ERR_PTR(ret);
>+               return NULL;
> 
>        return devm_ioremap_resource(&pdev->dev, &regs);

So we drop the ERR_PTR for that return but 'devm_ioremap_resource'
returns ERR_PTR too:

/**
 * devm_ioremap_resource() - check, request region, and ioremap resource
 * @dev: generic device to handle the resource for
 * @res: resource to be handled
 *
 * Checks that a resource is a valid memory region, requests the memory region
 * and ioremaps it either as cacheable or as non-cacheable memory depending on
 * the resource's flags. All operations are managed and will be undone on
 * driver detach.
 *
 * Returns a pointer to the remapped memory or an ERR_PTR() encoded error code
 * on failure. Usage example:
 *
 *      res = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);
 *      base = devm_ioremap_resource(&pdev->dev, res);
 *      if (IS_ERR(base))
 *              return PTR_ERR(base);

So this is clearly wrong:
 
> 		port->base = mvebu_pcie_map_registers(pdev, child, port);
>-		if (IS_ERR(port->base)) {
>+		if (!port->base) {
> 			dev_err(&pdev->dev,

NAK I guess?

This looks like a sparse problem, doesn't it complain for
devm_ioremap_resource too?

void __iomem *devm_ioremap_resource(struct device *dev, struct resource *res)
{
[..]
                return ERR_PTR(-EBUSY);

Regards,
Jason

Re: PCI: mvebu: return NULL instead of ERR_PTR(ret)

[Jingoo Han]

On Tuesday, November 26, 2013 5:03 AM, Jason Gunthorpe wrote:
> On Sat, Nov 23, 2013 at 10:00:33PM -0500, Jason Cooper wrote:
> > And a small addendum: I currently have the following in mvebu/drivers
> >   058100a08be8 PCI: mvebu: return NULL instead of ERR_PTR(ret)
> 
> Folks, I took a quick look at this, and it looks suspicious (sorry, I
> can't seem to find the thread to followup post)
> 
> >    PCI: mvebu: return NULL instead of ERR_PTR(ret)
> >
> >    Return NULL instead of ERR_PTR(ret) in order to fix the following
> >    sparse warning:
> >
> >    drivers/pci/host/pci-mvebu.c:744:31: warning: incorrect type in return expression (different
> address
> >    spaces)
> >    drivers/pci/host/pci-mvebu.c:744:31:    expected void [noderef] <asn:2>*
> >    drivers/pci/host/pci-mvebu.c:744:31:    got void *
> >
> >    Signed-off-by: Jingoo Han <jg1.han@samsung.com>
> >    Acked-by: Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@free-electrons.com>
> >    Signed-off-by: Jason Cooper <jason@lakedaemon.net>
> >
> >--- a/drivers/pci/host/pci-mvebu.c
> >+++ b/drivers/pci/host/pci-mvebu.c
> >@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ static void __iomem *mvebu_pcie_map_registers(struct platform_device *pdev,
> >
> >        ret = of_address_to_resource(np, 0, &regs);
> >        if (ret)
> >-               return ERR_PTR(ret);
> >+               return NULL;
> >
> >        return devm_ioremap_resource(&pdev->dev, &regs);
> 
> So we drop the ERR_PTR for that return but 'devm_ioremap_resource'
> returns ERR_PTR too:

Yes, you're right.
It makes the problem.
Thus, this commit "PCI: mvebu: return NULL instead of ERR_PTR(ret)"
should be reverted.


Previously, I sent the patch in order to fix sparse warning as below:
How about this?

static void __iomem *mvebu_pcie_map_registers(struct platform_device *pdev,
			struct device_node *np, struct mvebu_pcie_port *port)
{
	struct resource regs;
	int ret = 0;

	ret = of_address_to_resource(np, 0, &regs);
	if (ret)
-		return ERR_PTR(ret);
+		return (void __iomem *)ERR_PTR(ret);

	return devm_ioremap_resource(&pdev->dev, &regs);
}

static int mvebu_pcie_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
{
		.....
		port->base = mvebu_pcie_map_registers(pdev, child, port);
		if (IS_ERR(port->base)) {
			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "PCIe%d.%d: cannot map registers\n",
				port->port, port->lane);
			port->base = NULL;
			clk_disable_unprepare(port->clk);
			continue;
		}


Best regards,
Jingoo Han

Re: PCI: mvebu: return NULL instead of ERR_PTR(ret)

[Jason Cooper]

On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 02:31:44PM +0900, Jingoo Han wrote:
> 
> On Tuesday, November 26, 2013 5:03 AM, Jason Gunthorpe wrote:
> > On Sat, Nov 23, 2013 at 10:00:33PM -0500, Jason Cooper wrote:
> > > And a small addendum: I currently have the following in mvebu/drivers
> > >   058100a08be8 PCI: mvebu: return NULL instead of ERR_PTR(ret)
> > 
> > Folks, I took a quick look at this, and it looks suspicious (sorry, I
> > can't seem to find the thread to followup post)
> > 
> > >    PCI: mvebu: return NULL instead of ERR_PTR(ret)
> > >
> > >    Return NULL instead of ERR_PTR(ret) in order to fix the following
> > >    sparse warning:
> > >
> > >    drivers/pci/host/pci-mvebu.c:744:31: warning: incorrect type in return expression (different
> > address
> > >    spaces)
> > >    drivers/pci/host/pci-mvebu.c:744:31:    expected void [noderef] <asn:2>*
> > >    drivers/pci/host/pci-mvebu.c:744:31:    got void *
> > >
> > >    Signed-off-by: Jingoo Han <jg1.han@samsung.com>
> > >    Acked-by: Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@free-electrons.com>
> > >    Signed-off-by: Jason Cooper <jason@lakedaemon.net>
> > >
> > >--- a/drivers/pci/host/pci-mvebu.c
> > >+++ b/drivers/pci/host/pci-mvebu.c
> > >@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ static void __iomem *mvebu_pcie_map_registers(struct platform_device *pdev,
> > >
> > >        ret = of_address_to_resource(np, 0, &regs);
> > >        if (ret)
> > >-               return ERR_PTR(ret);
> > >+               return NULL;
> > >
> > >        return devm_ioremap_resource(&pdev->dev, &regs);
> > 
> > So we drop the ERR_PTR for that return but 'devm_ioremap_resource'
> > returns ERR_PTR too:
> 
> Yes, you're right.
> It makes the problem.
> Thus, this commit "PCI: mvebu: return NULL instead of ERR_PTR(ret)"
> should be reverted.

It hasn't gone to mainline yet and I haven't sent a pull request for it
yet.  So I can just drop it.

Since we have the discussion on all three of those patches re-ignited,
I'll just drop the branch and Ack the resends for going through Bjorn.

thx,

Jason.

Re: PCI: mvebu: return NULL instead of ERR_PTR(ret)

[Jason Gunthorpe]

On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 02:31:44PM +0900, Jingoo Han wrote:

> Previously, I sent the patch in order to fix sparse warning as below:
> How about this?
> 
> static void __iomem *mvebu_pcie_map_registers(struct platform_device *pdev,
> 			struct device_node *np, struct mvebu_pcie_port *port)
> {
> 	struct resource regs;
> 	int ret = 0;
> 
> 	ret = of_address_to_resource(np, 0, &regs);
> 	if (ret)
> -		return ERR_PTR(ret);
> +		return (void __iomem *)ERR_PTR(ret);

You should probably ask the sparse folks for guidance 'git grep
iomem.*ERR_PTR' returns nothing, so this isn't an established pattern.

It seems like sparse should know that ERR_PTR functions can work with
any pointer no matter the type? IS_ERR_PTR will have the same problem
with implicitly dropping the iomem tag.

Regards,
Jason

Re: PCI: mvebu: return NULL instead of ERR_PTR(ret)

[Jingoo Han]

On Wednesday, November 27, 2013 3:10 AM, Jason Gunthorpe wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 02:31:44PM +0900, Jingoo Han wrote:
> > Previously, I sent the patch in order to fix sparse warning as below:
> > How about this?
> >
> > static void __iomem *mvebu_pcie_map_registers(struct platform_device *pdev,
> > 			struct device_node *np, struct mvebu_pcie_port *port)
> > {
> > 	struct resource regs;
> > 	int ret = 0;
> >
> > 	ret = of_address_to_resource(np, 0, &regs);
> > 	if (ret)
> > -		return ERR_PTR(ret);
> > +		return (void __iomem *)ERR_PTR(ret);
> 
> You should probably ask the sparse folks for guidance 'git grep
> iomem.*ERR_PTR' returns nothing, so this isn't an established pattern.
> 
> It seems like sparse should know that ERR_PTR functions can work with
> any pointer no matter the type? IS_ERR_PTR will have the same problem
> with implicitly dropping the iomem tag.

+cc Christopher Li, sparse mailing-list, Joe Perches, Dan Carpenter,
     Axel Lin, Julia Lawall,

Hi All,

I have some questions about handling sparse warning.

Currently, the following sparse warning happens
at Marvell Armada PCIe driver.

drivers/pci/host/pci-mvebu.c:743:31: warning: incorrect type in return expression (different address spaces)
drivers/pci/host/pci-mvebu.c:743:31:    expected void [noderef] <asn:2>*
drivers/pci/host/pci-mvebu.c:743:31:    got void *

mvebu_pcie_map_registers() returns ERR_PTR(ret),
however ERR_PTR() returns (void *), not (void __iomem *).

./drivers/pci/host/pci-mvebu.c
static void __iomem *mvebu_pcie_map_registers(struct platform_device *pdev,
		struct device_node *np, struct mvebu_pcie_port *port)
{
	struct resource regs;
	int ret = 0;

	ret = of_address_to_resource(np, 0, &regs);
	if (ret)
		return ERR_PTR(ret);

	return devm_ioremap_resource(&pdev->dev, &regs);
}
./include/linux/err.h
static inline void * __must_check ERR_PTR(long error)
{
	return (void *) error;
}


Previously, I submitted the following patch, that adds
(void __iomem *) cast.

./drivers/pci/host/pci-mvebu.c
static void __iomem *mvebu_pcie_map_registers(struct platform_device *pdev,
		struct device_node *np, struct mvebu_pcie_port *port)
{
	.....

	ret = of_address_to_resource(np, 0, &regs);
	if (ret)
-		return ERR_PTR(ret);
+		return (void __iomem *)ERR_PTR(ret);

However, other engineers said that "(void __iomem *)ERR_PTR(ret)"
is not a general pattern. I cannot find the proper method to resolve
this sparse warning.

In this case, how can I resolve this sparse warning?

Then, how about the following?

--- a/drivers/pci/host/pci-mvebu.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/host/pci-mvebu.c
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ static void __iomem *mvebu_pcie_map_registers(struct platform_device *pdev,

	ret = of_address_to_resource(np, 0, &regs);
	if (ret)
-		return ERR_PTR(ret);
+		return NULL;

	return devm_ioremap_resource(&pdev->dev, &regs);
 }
@@ -939,7 +939,7 @@ static int mvebu_pcie_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
		continue;

		port->base = mvebu_pcie_map_registers(pdev, child, port);
-		if (IS_ERR(port->base)) {
+		if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(port->base)) {
			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "PCIe%d.%d: cannot map registers\n",
				port->port, port->lane);
			port->base = NULL;

Thank you for reading this. :-)

Best regards,
Jingoo Han

[PATCH] linux/err.h: Provide an ERR_PTR_IO that returns an __iomem pointer

[Josh Triplett]

On Wed, Nov 27, 2013 at 10:59:18AM +0900, Jingoo Han wrote:
> On Wednesday, November 27, 2013 3:10 AM, Jason Gunthorpe wrote:
> > On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 02:31:44PM +0900, Jingoo Han wrote:
> > > Previously, I sent the patch in order to fix sparse warning as below:
> > > How about this?
> > >
> > > static void __iomem *mvebu_pcie_map_registers(struct platform_device *pdev,
> > > 			struct device_node *np, struct mvebu_pcie_port *port)
> > > {
> > > 	struct resource regs;
> > > 	int ret = 0;
> > >
> > > 	ret = of_address_to_resource(np, 0, &regs);
> > > 	if (ret)
> > > -		return ERR_PTR(ret);
> > > +		return (void __iomem *)ERR_PTR(ret);
> > 
> > You should probably ask the sparse folks for guidance 'git grep
> > iomem.*ERR_PTR' returns nothing, so this isn't an established pattern.
> > 
> > It seems like sparse should know that ERR_PTR functions can work with
> > any pointer no matter the type? IS_ERR_PTR will have the same problem
> > with implicitly dropping the iomem tag.
> 
> +cc Christopher Li, sparse mailing-list, Joe Perches, Dan Carpenter,
>      Axel Lin, Julia Lawall,
> 
> Hi All,
> 
> I have some questions about handling sparse warning.
> 
> Currently, the following sparse warning happens
> at Marvell Armada PCIe driver.
> 
> drivers/pci/host/pci-mvebu.c:743:31: warning: incorrect type in return expression (different address spaces)
> drivers/pci/host/pci-mvebu.c:743:31:    expected void [noderef] <asn:2>*
> drivers/pci/host/pci-mvebu.c:743:31:    got void *
> 
> mvebu_pcie_map_registers() returns ERR_PTR(ret),
> however ERR_PTR() returns (void *), not (void __iomem *).

Given that PTR_ERR, IS_ERR, and IS_ERR_OR_NULL currently accept any kind
of pointer (by using __force), it does make sense for ERR_PTR to return
any kind of pointer.  There's no built-in way to do this, but we could
add an ERR_PTR_iomem that has the appropriate return type.  Here's a
possible patch; please test in your particular use case and see if it
works for you.  (You can apply this patch from this mail via git am
--scissors.)

---8<---
From: Josh Triplett <josh@joshtriplett.org>
Subject: [PATCH] linux/err.h: Provide an ERR_PTR_IO that returns an __iomem pointer

PTR_ERR, IS_ERR, and IS_ERR_OR_NULL already accept any type of pointer
by using __force; ERR_PTR should similarly be able to return any type of
pointer.  Provide an ERR_PTR_IO to return an error pointer in __iomem.

Signed-off-by: Josh Triplett <josh@joshtriplett.org>
---
 include/linux/err.h | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/include/linux/err.h b/include/linux/err.h
index 15f92e0..d64215b 100644
--- a/include/linux/err.h
+++ b/include/linux/err.h
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ static inline void * __must_check ERR_PTR(long error)
 	return (void *) error;
 }
 
+static inline __iomem void * __must_check ERR_PTR_IO(long error)
+{
+	return (__force __iomem void *) error;
+}
+
 static inline long __must_check PTR_ERR(__force const void *ptr)
 {
 	return (long) ptr;
-- 
1.8.4.4

Re: PCI: mvebu: return NULL instead of ERR_PTR(ret)

[Joe Perches]

On Wed, 2013-11-27 at 10:59 +0900, Jingoo Han wrote:
[]
> ./drivers/pci/host/pci-mvebu.c
> static void __iomem *mvebu_pcie_map_registers(struct platform_device *pdev,
> 		struct device_node *np, struct mvebu_pcie_port *port)
> {
> 	.....
> 
> 	ret = of_address_to_resource(np, 0, &regs);
> 	if (ret)
> -		return ERR_PTR(ret);
> +		return (void __iomem *)ERR_PTR(ret);
> 
> However, other engineers said that "(void __iomem *)ERR_PTR(ret)"
> is not a general pattern. I cannot find the proper method to resolve
> this sparse warning.
> 
> In this case, how can I resolve this sparse warning?

I think there's no problem using the cast.  It's not a
pattern because it's not been required before as function
returns have not previously been declared __iomem.

Or, perhaps the arm|hexagon specific #define below could
be made generic so it could be used.

arch/arm/include/asm/io.h:#define IOMEM(x)	((void __force __iomem *)(x))

	return IOMEM(ERR_PTR(ret));

There aren't any current uses of return IOMEM(foo) either
though so the direct cast is probably more appropriate.

Re: PCI: mvebu: return NULL instead of ERR_PTR(ret)

[Josh Triplett]

On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 06:26:36PM -0800, Joe Perches wrote:
> On Wed, 2013-11-27 at 10:59 +0900, Jingoo Han wrote:
> []
> > ./drivers/pci/host/pci-mvebu.c
> > static void __iomem *mvebu_pcie_map_registers(struct platform_device *pdev,
> > 		struct device_node *np, struct mvebu_pcie_port *port)
> > {
> > 	.....
> > 
> > 	ret = of_address_to_resource(np, 0, &regs);
> > 	if (ret)
> > -		return ERR_PTR(ret);
> > +		return (void __iomem *)ERR_PTR(ret);
> > 
> > However, other engineers said that "(void __iomem *)ERR_PTR(ret)"
> > is not a general pattern. I cannot find the proper method to resolve
> > this sparse warning.
> > 
> > In this case, how can I resolve this sparse warning?
> 
> I think there's no problem using the cast.  It's not a
> pattern because it's not been required before as function
> returns have not previously been declared __iomem.
> 
> Or, perhaps the arm|hexagon specific #define below could
> be made generic so it could be used.
> 
> arch/arm/include/asm/io.h:#define IOMEM(x)	((void __force __iomem *)(x))
> 
> 	return IOMEM(ERR_PTR(ret));
> 
> There aren't any current uses of return IOMEM(foo) either
> though so the direct cast is probably more appropriate.

I don't think that #define is appropriate for any non-constant value;
almost any instance of that __force cast applied to a variable would be
better written by fixing types more appropriately.  I'd suggest
updating that #define for both architectures to use BUILD_BUG_ON to
assert __builtin_constant_p on its argument.

- Josh Triplett

Re: PCI: mvebu: return NULL instead of ERR_PTR(ret)

[Joe Perches]

On Tue, 2013-11-26 at 18:35 -0800, Josh Triplett wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 06:26:36PM -0800, Joe Perches wrote:
> > On Wed, 2013-11-27 at 10:59 +0900, Jingoo Han wrote:
> > []
> > > ./drivers/pci/host/pci-mvebu.c
> > > static void __iomem *mvebu_pcie_map_registers(struct platform_device *pdev,
> > > 		struct device_node *np, struct mvebu_pcie_port *port)
> > > {
> > > 	.....
> > > 
> > > 	ret = of_address_to_resource(np, 0, &regs);
> > > 	if (ret)
> > > -		return ERR_PTR(ret);
> > > +		return (void __iomem *)ERR_PTR(ret);
> > > 
> > > However, other engineers said that "(void __iomem *)ERR_PTR(ret)"
> > > is not a general pattern. I cannot find the proper method to resolve
> > > this sparse warning.
> > > 
> > > In this case, how can I resolve this sparse warning?
> > 
> > I think there's no problem using the cast.  It's not a
> > pattern because it's not been required before as function
> > returns have not previously been declared __iomem.
> > 
> > Or, perhaps the arm|hexagon specific #define below could
> > be made generic so it could be used.
> > 
> > arch/arm/include/asm/io.h:#define IOMEM(x)	((void __force __iomem *)(x))
> > 
> > 	return IOMEM(ERR_PTR(ret));
> > 
> > There aren't any current uses of return IOMEM(foo) either
> > though so the direct cast is probably more appropriate.
> 
> I don't think that #define is appropriate for any non-constant value;
> almost any instance of that __force cast applied to a variable would be
> better written by fixing types more appropriately.  I'd suggest
> updating that #define for both architectures to use BUILD_BUG_ON to
> assert __builtin_constant_p on its argument.

That's probably a good idea.

There are at least a couple things would likely need to be
fixed up if the #define were changed.

arch/arm/plat-omap/sram.c
drivers/clocksource/bcm_kona_timer.c

I've no issue with either a direct cast or your idea of
a new static inline like ERR_PTR_IO or IOMEM_ERR_PTR or
any other appropriate name.