linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] creds: suppress warning in get

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Date:	Tue, 20 Jan 2009 01:52:51 +1100
From:	Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>
To:	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
Cc:	James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"Hannes Eder" <hannes@...neseder.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] creds: suppress warning in get_cred

Hi David,

On Mon, 19 Jan 2009 12:29:31 +0000 David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com> wrote:
>
> Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au> wrote:
> 
> > +	return get_new_cred((struct cred *)(uintptr_t)cred);
> 
> That should probably be 'unsigned long' within the kernel.  This is also a
> compiler bug, but I think we can live with this fix.

We do have uintptr_t inside the kernel (it is typedeffed to unsigned
long) but I used it explicitly because its type is defined to be large
enough to store any pointer.

However, I have also verified that using a newer compiler (4.3.2 in my
case) makes the warning go away as Hannes Eder pointed out when
mentioning his earlier patch.

So, your choice.
-- 
Cheers,
Stephen Rothwell                    sfr@...b.auug.org.au
http://www.canb.auug.org.au/~sfr/

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