linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v10 4/5] x86/cpufeature: enable RING3MWAIT for Knights Landing

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Date:   Sat, 17 Dec 2016 05:18:47 +0800
From:   kbuild test robot <lkp@...el.com>
To:     Grzegorz Andrejczuk <grzegorz.andrejczuk@...el.com>
Cc:     kbuild-all@...org, tglx@...utronix.de, mingo@...hat.com,
        hpa@...or.com, x86@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Piotr.Luc@...el.com, dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com,
        Grzegorz Andrejczuk <grzegorz.andrejczuk@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v10 4/5] x86/cpufeature: enable RING3MWAIT for Knights
 Landing

Hi Grzegorz,

[auto build test WARNING on tip/x86/core]
[also build test WARNING on v4.9 next-20161216]
[if your patch is applied to the wrong git tree, please drop us a note to help improve the system]

url:    https://github.com/0day-ci/linux/commits/Grzegorz-Andrejczuk/Enabling-Ring-3-MONITOR-MWAIT-feature-for-Knights-Landing/20161217-041756
config: i386-randconfig-i1-201650 (attached as .config)
compiler: gcc-4.8 (Debian 4.8.4-1) 4.8.4
reproduce:
        # save the attached .config to linux build tree
        make ARCH=i386 

All warnings (new ones prefixed by >>):

   arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c: In function 'probe_xeon_phi_r3mwait':
>> arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c:93:2: warning: passing argument 2 of 'set_bit' from incompatible pointer type [enabled by default]
     set_bit(HWCAP2_RING3MWAIT, &ELF_HWCAP2);
     ^
   In file included from include/linux/bitops.h:36:0,
                    from include/linux/kernel.h:10,
                    from arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c:1:
   arch/x86/include/asm/bitops.h:72:1: note: expected 'volatile long unsigned int *' but argument is of type 'unsigned int *'
    set_bit(long nr, volatile unsigned long *addr)
    ^

vim +/set_bit +93 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c

    77		/*
    78		 * Ring 3 MONITOR/MWAIT feature cannot be detected without
    79		 * cpu model and family comparison.
    80		 */
    81		if (c->x86 != 6 || c->x86_model != INTEL_FAM6_XEON_PHI_KNL)
    82			return;
    83	
    84		if (ring3mwait_disabled) {
    85			msr_clear_bit(MSR_MISC_FEATURE_ENABLES,
    86				      MSR_MISC_FEATURE_ENABLES_RING3MWAIT_BIT);
    87			return;
    88		}
    89	
    90		msr_set_bit(MSR_MISC_FEATURE_ENABLES,
    91			    MSR_MISC_FEATURE_ENABLES_RING3MWAIT_BIT);
    92		set_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_RING3MWAIT);
  > 93		set_bit(HWCAP2_RING3MWAIT, &ELF_HWCAP2);
    94	}
    95	
    96	static void early_init_intel(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
    97	{
    98		u64 misc_enable;
    99	
   100		/* Unmask CPUID levels if masked: */
   101		if (c->x86 > 6 || (c->x86 == 6 && c->x86_model >= 0xd)) {

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