linux-kernel - [PATCH] x86: two trivial sparse annotations

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Message-Id: <1225260322.20276.2.camel@brick>
Date:	Tue, 28 Oct 2008 23:05:22 -0700
From:	Harvey Harrison <harvey.harrison@...il.com>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
Cc:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH] x86: two trivial sparse annotations

arch/x86/kernel/vsmp_64.c:87:14: warning: incorrect type in argument 1 (different address spaces)
arch/x86/kernel/vsmp_64.c:87:14:    expected void const volatile [noderef] <asn:2>*addr
arch/x86/kernel/vsmp_64.c:87:14:    got void *[assigned] address
arch/x86/kernel/vsmp_64.c:88:22: warning: incorrect type in argument 1 (different address spaces)
arch/x86/kernel/vsmp_64.c:88:22:    expected void const volatile [noderef] <asn:2>*addr
arch/x86/kernel/vsmp_64.c:88:22:    got void *
arch/x86/kernel/vsmp_64.c:100:23: warning: incorrect type in argument 2 (different address spaces)
arch/x86/kernel/vsmp_64.c:100:23:    expected void volatile [noderef] <asn:2>*addr
arch/x86/kernel/vsmp_64.c:100:23:    got void *
arch/x86/kernel/vsmp_64.c:101:23: warning: incorrect type in argument 1 (different address spaces)
arch/x86/kernel/vsmp_64.c:101:23:    expected void const volatile [noderef] <asn:2>*addr
arch/x86/kernel/vsmp_64.c:101:23:    got void *
arch/x86/mm/gup.c:235:6: warning: incorrect type in argument 1 (different base types)
arch/x86/mm/gup.c:235:6:    expected void const volatile [noderef] <asn:1>*<noident>
arch/x86/mm/gup.c:235:6:    got unsigned long [unsigned] [assigned] start

Impact: fewer sparse warnings, no functional changes

Signed-off-by: Harvey Harrison <harvey.harrison@...il.com>
---
 arch/x86/kernel/vsmp_64.c |    2 +-
 arch/x86/mm/gup.c         |    2 +-
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/vsmp_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/vsmp_64.c
index 7766d36..a688f3b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/vsmp_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/vsmp_64.c
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ static unsigned __init_or_module vsmp_patch(u8 type, u16 clobbers, void *ibuf,
 
 static void __init set_vsmp_pv_ops(void)
 {
-	void *address;
+	void __iomem *address;
 	unsigned int cap, ctl, cfg;
 
 	/* set vSMP magic bits to indicate vSMP capable kernel */
diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/gup.c b/arch/x86/mm/gup.c
index 4ba373c..be54176 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/gup.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/gup.c
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ int get_user_pages_fast(unsigned long start, int nr_pages, int write,
 	len = (unsigned long) nr_pages << PAGE_SHIFT;
 	end = start + len;
 	if (unlikely(!access_ok(write ? VERIFY_WRITE : VERIFY_READ,
-					start, len)))
+					(void __user *)start, len)))
 		goto slow_irqon;
 
 	/*
-- 
1.6.0.3.756.gb776d



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