linux-kernel - [PATCH] rcu: Shut up bogus gcc array bounds warning

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Date:	Thu,  9 Jul 2015 15:34:23 +0200
From:	Alexander Gordeev <agordeev@...hat.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Alexander Gordeev <agordeev@...hat.com>,
	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Subject: [PATCH] rcu: Shut up bogus gcc array bounds warning

Because gcc does not realize a loop would not be entered ever
(i.e. in case of rcu_num_lvls == 1):

  for (i = 1; i < rcu_num_lvls; i++)
	  rsp->level[i] = rsp->level[i - 1] + levelcnt[i - 1];

some compiler (pre- 5.x?) versions give a bogus warning:

  kernel/rcu/tree.c: In function ‘rcu_init_one.isra.55’:
  kernel/rcu/tree.c:4108:13: warning: array subscript is above array bounds [-Warray-bounds]
     rsp->level[i] = rsp->level[i - 1] + rsp->levelcnt[i - 1];
               ^
Fix that warning by adding an extra item to rcu_state::level[]
array. Once the bogus warning is fixed in gcc and kernel drops
support of older versions, the dummy item may be removed from
the array.

Cc: "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Suggested-by: "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Alexander Gordeev <agordeev@...hat.com>
---
 kernel/rcu/tree.h | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.h b/kernel/rcu/tree.h
index 852b810..543ba72 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree.h
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.h
@@ -451,7 +451,9 @@ do {									\
  */
 struct rcu_state {
 	struct rcu_node node[NUM_RCU_NODES];	/* Hierarchy. */
-	struct rcu_node *level[RCU_NUM_LVLS];	/* Hierarchy levels. */
+	struct rcu_node *level[RCU_NUM_LVLS + 1];
+						/* Hierarchy levels (+1 to */
+						/*  shut bogus gcc warning) */
 	u8 flavor_mask;				/* bit in flavor mask. */
 	struct rcu_data __percpu *rda;		/* pointer of percu rcu_data. */
 	void (*call)(struct rcu_head *head,	/* call_rcu() flavor. */
-- 
1.8.3.1

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