linux-kernel - [PATCH] x86: Don't cast away the __user in __get_user_asm

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Message-Id: <20170912164000.13745-1-ville.syrjala@linux.intel.com>
Date:   Tue, 12 Sep 2017 19:40:00 +0300
From:   Ville Syrjala <ville.syrjala@...ux.intel.com>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Benjamin LaHaise <bcrl@...ck.org>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Subject: [PATCH] x86: Don't cast away the __user in __get_user_asm_u64()

From: Ville Syrjälä <ville.syrjala@...ux.intel.com>

Don't cast away the __user in __get_user_asm_u64() on x86-32.
Avoids sparse getting upset.

Cc: Benjamin LaHaise <bcrl@...ck.org>
Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>
Cc: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Signed-off-by: Ville Syrjälä <ville.syrjala@...ux.intel.com>
---
 arch/x86/include/asm/uaccess.h | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/uaccess.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/uaccess.h
index 30269dafec47..1a7d930c33d9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/uaccess.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/uaccess.h
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ do {									\
 		     _ASM_EXTABLE(1b, 4b)				\
 		     _ASM_EXTABLE(2b, 4b)				\
 		     : "=r" (retval), "=&A"(x)				\
-		     : "m" (__m(__ptr)), "m" __m(((u32 *)(__ptr)) + 1),	\
+		     : "m" (__m(__ptr)), "m" __m(((u32 __user *)(__ptr)) + 1),	\
 		       "i" (errret), "0" (retval));			\
 })
 
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