Re: [PATCH net-next v2] net: core: rework basic flow dissection helper

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

Hi Paolo,

Thank you for the patch! Perhaps something to improve:

[auto build test WARNING on net-next/master]

url:    https://github.com/0day-ci/linux/commits/Paolo-Abeni/net-core-rework-basic-flow-dissection-helper/20180505-090417
reproduce:
        # apt-get install sparse
        make ARCH=x86_64 allmodconfig
        make C=1 CF=-D__CHECK_ENDIAN__


sparse warnings: (new ones prefixed by >>)

   include/net/tipc.h:55:30: sparse: incorrect type in return expression (different base types) @@    expected unsigned int @@    got restriunsigned int @@
   include/net/tipc.h:55:30:    expected unsigned int
   include/net/tipc.h:55:30:    got restricted __be32 <noident>
   net/core/flow_dissector.c:840:48: sparse: incorrect type in assignment (different base types) @@    expected restricted __be32 [usertype] key @@    got  [usertype] key @@
   net/core/flow_dissector.c:840:48:    expected restricted __be32 [usertype] key
   net/core/flow_dissector.c:840:48:    got unsigned int
   net/core/flow_dissector.c:1035:30: sparse: expression using sizeof(void)
   net/core/flow_dissector.c:1035:30: sparse: expression using sizeof(void)
   net/core/flow_dissector.c:1276:25: sparse: expression using sizeof(void)
>> net/core/flow_dissector.c:1319:59: sparse: Using plain integer as NULL pointer

vim +1319 net/core/flow_dissector.c

  1305	
  1306	/**
  1307	 * skb_get_poff - get the offset to the payload
  1308	 * @skb: sk_buff to get the payload offset from
  1309	 *
  1310	 * The function will get the offset to the payload as far as it could
  1311	 * be dissected.  The main user is currently BPF, so that we can dynamically
  1312	 * truncate packets without needing to push actual payload to the user
  1313	 * space and can analyze headers only, instead.
  1314	 */
  1315	u32 skb_get_poff(const struct sk_buff *skb)
  1316	{
  1317		struct flow_keys_basic keys;
  1318	
> 1319		if (!skb_flow_dissect_flow_keys_basic(skb, &keys, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0))
  1320			return 0;
  1321	
  1322		return __skb_get_poff(skb, skb->data, &keys, skb_headlen(skb));
  1323	}
  1324	

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