arch/powerpc/perf/vpa-dtl.c:254:30: sparse: sparse: incorrect type in assignment (different base types)

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tree:   https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git master
head:   d3eeb99bbc99cc5eb94a4a75ed4415a0272254ef
commit: 4708fba19adee9ba14ef28af6face4ab043d9cd6 powerpc/vpa_dtl: Add interface to expose vpa dtl counters via perf
date:   4 months ago
config: powerpc64-randconfig-r111-20260117 (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20260117/202601172326.7KiWQt28-lkp@intel.com/config)
compiler: clang version 22.0.0git (https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project 9b8addffa70cee5b2acc5454712d9cf78ce45710)
reproduce (this is a W=1 build): (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20260117/202601172326.7KiWQt28-lkp@intel.com/reproduce)

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sparse warnings: (new ones prefixed by >>)
>> arch/powerpc/perf/vpa-dtl.c:254:30: sparse: sparse: incorrect type in assignment (different base types) @@     expected unsigned int [usertype] @@     got restricted __be32 [usertype] @@
   arch/powerpc/perf/vpa-dtl.c:254:30: sparse:     expected unsigned int [usertype]
   arch/powerpc/perf/vpa-dtl.c:254:30: sparse:     got restricted __be32 [usertype]

vim +254 arch/powerpc/perf/vpa-dtl.c

   241	
   242	static int vpa_dtl_event_add(struct perf_event *event, int flags)
   243	{
   244		int ret, hwcpu;
   245		unsigned long addr;
   246		struct vpa_dtl *dtl = &per_cpu(vpa_dtl_cpu, event->cpu);
   247	
   248		/*
   249		 * Register our dtl buffer with the hypervisor. The
   250		 * HV expects the buffer size to be passed in the second
   251		 * word of the buffer. Refer section '14.11.3.2. H_REGISTER_VPA'
   252		 * from PAPR for more information.
   253		 */
 > 254		((u32 *)dtl->buf)[1] = cpu_to_be32(DISPATCH_LOG_BYTES);
   255		dtl->last_idx = 0;
   256	
   257		hwcpu = get_hard_smp_processor_id(event->cpu);
   258		addr = __pa(dtl->buf);
   259	
   260		ret = register_dtl(hwcpu, addr);
   261		if (ret) {
   262			pr_warn("DTL registration for cpu %d (hw %d) failed with %d\n",
   263				event->cpu, hwcpu, ret);
   264			return ret;
   265		}
   266	
   267		/* set our initial buffer indices */
   268		lppaca_of(event->cpu).dtl_idx = 0;
   269	
   270		/*
   271		 * Ensure that our updates to the lppaca fields have
   272		 * occurred before we actually enable the logging
   273		 */
   274		smp_wmb();
   275	
   276		/* enable event logging */
   277		lppaca_of(event->cpu).dtl_enable_mask = event->attr.config;
   278	
   279		vpa_dtl_start_hrtimer(event);
   280	
   281		return 0;
   282	}
   283	

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