linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V6 4/7] mfd: da9061: MFD core support

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Message-ID: <CAMuHMdU-kaAZ-Reji2v3jSypoDSiwYEWqD0vyYWwJpr6+rAPOA@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Tue, 28 Mar 2017 12:50:47 +0200
From:   Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:     Steve Twiss <stwiss.opensource@...semi.com>
Cc:     Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>,
        kbuild test robot <lkp@...el.com>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH V6 4/7] mfd: da9061: MFD core support

Hi Steve,

On Tue, Mar 28, 2017 at 12:42 PM, Steve Twiss
<stwiss.opensource@...semi.com> wrote:
> On 28 March 2017 09:37, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
>> Subject: Re: [PATCH V6 4/7] mfd: da9061: MFD core support
>> On Tue, Mar 28, 2017 at 10:21 AM, Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org> wrote:
>> >> [auto build test WARNING on ljones-mfd/for-mfd-next]
>> >> [also build test WARNING on v4.11-rc4 next-20170327]
>> >> base:   https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/lee/mfd.git for-mfd-next
>> >> config: x86_64-randconfig-x009-201713 (attached as .config)
>> >> compiler: gcc-6 (Debian 6.2.0-3) 6.2.0 20160901
>> >> reproduce:
>> >>         # save the attached .config to linux build tree
>> >>         make ARCH=x86_64
>> >>
>> >> All warnings (new ones prefixed by >>):
>> >>
>> >>    drivers//mfd/da9062-core.c: In function 'da9062_i2c_probe':
>> >> >> drivers//mfd/da9062-core.c:845:21: warning: cast from pointer to integer of different size [-Wpointer-to-int-cast]
>> >>       chip->chip_type = (int)match->data;
>> >>                        ^
>> >
>> > Please use longs or enums.
>>
>> Enums would still give a warning on 64-bit.
>> The simple fix is change the cast from (int) to (uintptr_t).
>
> Hi Lee and Geert,
>
> How about this? Fix by redefining the enum chip_type to be an int.
> Then, just use substitution:
> #define COMPAT_TYPE_DA9061  1
> #define COMPAT_TYPE_DA9062  2
>
> That would be simple.
> Are there any reasons this would not be acceptable?

I don't see how that can help.
The warning is caused by casting the "void *" (which is either 32-bit or
64-bit) in of_device_if.data to an integer or enum (which is always 32-bit).

The right fix is to cast it to uintptr_t intead of int, like other drivers do.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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