Re: [PATCH] trace: Fix check for trace_percpu_buffer validity in get_trace_buf()

[kernel test robot <lkp@intel.com>]

Hi "Naveen,

I love your patch! Perhaps something to improve:

[auto build test WARNING on f7f0bb5eaecb1aff9cc8ab13425d43690b71ec44]

url:    https://github.com/0day-ci/linux/commits/Naveen-N-Rao/trace-Fix-check-for-trace_percpu_buffer-validity-in-get_trace_buf/20211222-002823
base:   f7f0bb5eaecb1aff9cc8ab13425d43690b71ec44
config: x86_64-randconfig-s021-20211219 (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20211222/202112220904.4XhObpcQ-lkp@intel.com/config)
compiler: gcc-9 (Debian 9.3.0-22) 9.3.0
reproduce:
        # apt-get install sparse
        # sparse version: v0.6.4-dirty
        # https://github.com/0day-ci/linux/commit/95971333cdb4ace06eb41bd7ca1dee65f77487d2
        git remote add linux-review https://github.com/0day-ci/linux
        git fetch --no-tags linux-review Naveen-N-Rao/trace-Fix-check-for-trace_percpu_buffer-validity-in-get_trace_buf/20211222-002823
        git checkout 95971333cdb4ace06eb41bd7ca1dee65f77487d2
        # save the config file to linux build tree
        mkdir build_dir
        make W=1 C=1 CF='-fdiagnostic-prefix -D__CHECK_ENDIAN__' O=build_dir ARCH=x86_64 SHELL=/bin/bash kernel/trace/

If you fix the issue, kindly add following tag as appropriate
Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@intel.com>


sparse warnings: (new ones prefixed by >>)
   kernel/trace/trace.c:392:28: sparse: sparse: incorrect type in argument 1 (different address spaces) @@     expected struct trace_export **list @@     got struct trace_export [noderef] __rcu ** @@
   kernel/trace/trace.c:392:28: sparse:     expected struct trace_export **list
   kernel/trace/trace.c:392:28: sparse:     got struct trace_export [noderef] __rcu **
   kernel/trace/trace.c:406:33: sparse: sparse: incorrect type in argument 1 (different address spaces) @@     expected struct trace_export **list @@     got struct trace_export [noderef] __rcu ** @@
   kernel/trace/trace.c:406:33: sparse:     expected struct trace_export **list
   kernel/trace/trace.c:406:33: sparse:     got struct trace_export [noderef] __rcu **
   kernel/trace/trace.c:2836:38: sparse: sparse: incorrect type in argument 1 (different address spaces) @@     expected struct event_filter *filter @@     got struct event_filter [noderef] __rcu *filter @@
   kernel/trace/trace.c:2836:38: sparse:     expected struct event_filter *filter
   kernel/trace/trace.c:2836:38: sparse:     got struct event_filter [noderef] __rcu *filter
   kernel/trace/trace.c:3244:17: sparse: sparse: incorrect type in assignment (different address spaces) @@     expected struct trace_buffer_struct *buffers @@     got struct trace_buffer_struct [noderef] __percpu * @@
   kernel/trace/trace.c:3244:17: sparse:     expected struct trace_buffer_struct *buffers
   kernel/trace/trace.c:3244:17: sparse:     got struct trace_buffer_struct [noderef] __percpu *
>> kernel/trace/trace.c:3248:29: sparse: sparse: incorrect type in assignment (different address spaces) @@     expected struct trace_buffer_struct [noderef] __percpu *static [toplevel] trace_percpu_buffer @@     got struct trace_buffer_struct *buffers @@
   kernel/trace/trace.c:3248:29: sparse:     expected struct trace_buffer_struct [noderef] __percpu *static [toplevel] trace_percpu_buffer
   kernel/trace/trace.c:3248:29: sparse:     got struct trace_buffer_struct *buffers
   kernel/trace/trace.c:346:9: sparse: sparse: incompatible types in comparison expression (different address spaces):
   kernel/trace/trace.c:346:9: sparse:    struct trace_export [noderef] __rcu *
   kernel/trace/trace.c:346:9: sparse:    struct trace_export *
   kernel/trace/trace.c:361:9: sparse: sparse: incompatible types in comparison expression (different address spaces):
   kernel/trace/trace.c:361:9: sparse:    struct trace_export [noderef] __rcu *
   kernel/trace/trace.c:361:9: sparse:    struct trace_export *

vim +3248 kernel/trace/trace.c

07d777fe8c3985 Steven Rostedt          2011-09-22  3236  
07d777fe8c3985 Steven Rostedt          2011-09-22  3237  static int alloc_percpu_trace_buffer(void)
07d777fe8c3985 Steven Rostedt          2011-09-22  3238  {
07d777fe8c3985 Steven Rostedt          2011-09-22  3239  	struct trace_buffer_struct *buffers;
07d777fe8c3985 Steven Rostedt          2011-09-22  3240  
38ce2a9e33db61 Steven Rostedt (VMware  2020-08-06  3241) 	if (trace_percpu_buffer)
38ce2a9e33db61 Steven Rostedt (VMware  2020-08-06  3242) 		return 0;
38ce2a9e33db61 Steven Rostedt (VMware  2020-08-06  3243) 
07d777fe8c3985 Steven Rostedt          2011-09-22  3244  	buffers = alloc_percpu(struct trace_buffer_struct);
24589e3a20876d Steven Rostedt (VMware  2020-01-25  3245) 	if (MEM_FAIL(!buffers, "Could not allocate percpu trace_printk buffer"))
e2ace001176dc9 Andy Lutomirski         2016-05-26  3246  		return -ENOMEM;
07d777fe8c3985 Steven Rostedt          2011-09-22  3247  
07d777fe8c3985 Steven Rostedt          2011-09-22 @3248  	trace_percpu_buffer = buffers;
07d777fe8c3985 Steven Rostedt          2011-09-22  3249  	return 0;
07d777fe8c3985 Steven Rostedt          2011-09-22  3250  }
07d777fe8c3985 Steven Rostedt          2011-09-22  3251  

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