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From: Theodore Ts'o <tytso@thunk.org>
To: linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org, linux-sparse@vger.kernel.org
Subject: What does this sparse warning mean in posix_acl.h?
Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2013 10:28:22 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <nsxtxio1jeh.fsf@lambda.thunk.org> (raw)


It apparently has something to do with rcu and "address spaces" but I'm
not completely sure what sparse is complaining about --- and whether it
is a false positive or a bug in the posix_acl.h.

Can someone explain what's going on, and whether it's something to be
concerned about?

Thanks,

                                                        - Ted

% ../make-ext4 C=1 fs/ext4/acl.o
make[2]: Nothing to be done for `all'.
  GEN     /u1/ext4/Makefile
  CHK     include/generated/uapi/linux/version.h
make[2]: Nothing to be done for `relocs'.
  Using /usr/projects/linux/ext4 as source for kernel
  CHK     include/generated/utsrelease.h
  CALL    /usr/projects/linux/ext4/scripts/checksyscalls.sh
<stdin>:1220:2: warning: #warning syscall kcmp not implemented [-Wcpp]
<stdin>:1223:2: warning: #warning syscall finit_module not implemented [-Wcpp]
  CHECK   /usr/projects/linux/ext4/fs/ext4/acl.c
/usr/projects/linux/ext4/include/linux/posix_acl.h:137:9: warning: incorrect type in assignment (different address spaces)
/usr/projects/linux/ext4/include/linux/posix_acl.h:137:9:    expected struct posix_acl *<noident>
/usr/projects/linux/ext4/include/linux/posix_acl.h:137:9:    got struct posix_acl [noderef] <asn:4>*<noident>
/usr/projects/linux/ext4/include/linux/posix_acl.h:137:9: warning: incorrect type in assignment (different address spaces)
/usr/projects/linux/ext4/include/linux/posix_acl.h:137:9:    expected struct posix_acl *<noident>
/usr/projects/linux/ext4/include/linux/posix_acl.h:137:9:    got struct posix_acl [noderef] <asn:4>*<noident>

             reply	other threads:[~2013-08-17 14:28 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2013-08-17 14:28 Theodore Ts'o [this message]
2013-08-17 16:16 ` What does this sparse warning mean in posix_acl.h? Linus Torvalds
2013-08-17 20:55   ` Theodore Ts'o
2013-08-17 21:14     ` Linus Torvalds
2013-08-17 21:23       ` Theodore Ts'o
2013-08-17 21:31         ` Linus Torvalds
2013-08-17 21:23       ` Linus Torvalds
2013-08-17 16:17 ` Josh Triplett
2013-08-17 16:33   ` Linus Torvalds

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