netdev - [PATCH net-next] ethtool: fix sparse warning

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Date:	Mon, 11 Feb 2013 08:22:28 -0800
From:	Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@...arflare.com>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH net-next] ethtool: fix sparse warning

Fixes sparse complaints about dropping __user in casts.
 warning: cast removes address space of expression

Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>


--- a/net/socket.c	2013-02-11 08:17:45.081011548 -0800
+++ b/net/socket.c	2013-02-11 08:19:52.743355382 -0800
@@ -2837,7 +2837,7 @@ static int ethtool_ioctl(struct net *net
 	}
 
 	ifr = compat_alloc_user_space(buf_size);
-	rxnfc = (void *)ifr + ALIGN(sizeof(struct ifreq), 8);
+	rxnfc = (void __user *)ifr + ALIGN(sizeof(struct ifreq), 8);
 
 	if (copy_in_user(&ifr->ifr_name, &ifr32->ifr_name, IFNAMSIZ))
 		return -EFAULT;
@@ -2861,12 +2861,12 @@ static int ethtool_ioctl(struct net *net
 			offsetof(struct ethtool_rxnfc, fs.ring_cookie));
 
 		if (copy_in_user(rxnfc, compat_rxnfc,
-				 (void *)(&rxnfc->fs.m_ext + 1) -
-				 (void *)rxnfc) ||
+				 (void __user *)(&rxnfc->fs.m_ext + 1) -
+				 (void __user *)rxnfc) ||
 		    copy_in_user(&rxnfc->fs.ring_cookie,
 				 &compat_rxnfc->fs.ring_cookie,
-				 (void *)(&rxnfc->fs.location + 1) -
-				 (void *)&rxnfc->fs.ring_cookie) ||
+				 (void __user *)(&rxnfc->fs.location + 1) -
+				 (void __user *)&rxnfc->fs.ring_cookie) ||
 		    copy_in_user(&rxnfc->rule_cnt, &compat_rxnfc->rule_cnt,
 				 sizeof(rxnfc->rule_cnt)))
 			return -EFAULT;
@@ -2878,12 +2878,12 @@ static int ethtool_ioctl(struct net *net
 
 	if (convert_out) {
 		if (copy_in_user(compat_rxnfc, rxnfc,
-				 (const void *)(&rxnfc->fs.m_ext + 1) -
-				 (const void *)rxnfc) ||
+				 (const void __user *)(&rxnfc->fs.m_ext + 1) -
+				 (const void __user *)rxnfc) ||
 		    copy_in_user(&compat_rxnfc->fs.ring_cookie,
 				 &rxnfc->fs.ring_cookie,
-				 (const void *)(&rxnfc->fs.location + 1) -
-				 (const void *)&rxnfc->fs.ring_cookie) ||
+				 (const void __user *)(&rxnfc->fs.location + 1) -
+				 (const void __user *)&rxnfc->fs.ring_cookie) ||
 		    copy_in_user(&compat_rxnfc->rule_cnt, &rxnfc->rule_cnt,
 				 sizeof(rxnfc->rule_cnt)))
 			return -EFAULT;
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