linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 03/40] arm64/uaccess: fix sparse errors

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Message-ID: <20150107100910.GA7485@arm.com>
Date:	Wed, 7 Jan 2015 10:09:10 +0000
From:	Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>
To:	"Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>
Cc:	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
	"linux-arch@...r.kernel.org" <linux-arch@...r.kernel.org>,
	Catalin Marinas <Catalin.Marinas@....com>,
	Christopher Covington <cov@...eaurora.org>,
	"linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 03/40] arm64/uaccess: fix sparse errors

On Tue, Jan 06, 2015 at 09:51:15PM +0000, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 06, 2015 at 11:48:20PM +0200, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> > On Tue, Jan 06, 2015 at 07:14:32PM +0000, Will Deacon wrote:
> > > Hi Michael,
> > > 
> > > On Tue, Jan 06, 2015 at 03:43:40PM +0000, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> > > > virtio wants to read bitwise types from userspace using get_user.  At the
> > > > moment this triggers sparse errors, since the value is passed through an
> > > > integer.
> > > > 
> > > > Fix that up using __force.
> > > > 
> > > > Signed-off-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@...hat.com>
> > > > 
> > > > Acked-by: Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>
> > > > ---
> > > 
> > > Did you want us to take this via the arm64 tree, or are you planning to
> > > merge it via another route?
> > > 
> > > Will
> > 
> > Up to you really: if you don't pick it up, Arnd said he'll merge
> > through his tree.
> 
> Though if you do pick it up, need to also pick up the follow-up
> patch - maybe my tree is easier.

Ok, I'll go ack that whitespace fix for you to take then.

Will
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