linux-kernel - Re: drivers/ide/ide-ioctls.c:15:24: sparse: sparse: incorrect type in initializer (different address spaces)

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Message-ID: <CAK8P3a3AvVuf6ADizEg6twExf_QwJarJ-1E7BUWUb7=Sw1e0Dw@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Fri, 22 May 2020 15:40:50 +0200
From:   Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
To:     kbuild test robot <lkp@...el.com>
Cc:     kbuild-all@...ts.01.org,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Ben Hutchings <bwh@...nel.org>,
        Chris Zankel <chris@...kel.net>,
        Max Filippov <jcmvbkbc@...il.com>,
        linux-xtensa@...ux-xtensa.org
Subject: Re: drivers/ide/ide-ioctls.c:15:24: sparse: sparse: incorrect type in
 initializer (different address spaces)

On Fri, May 22, 2020 at 2:24 PM kbuild test robot <lkp@...el.com> wrote:
>
> tree:   https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git master
> head:   051143e1602d90ea71887d92363edd539d411de5
> commit: 1df23c6fe5b0654ece219985a0c32e40b100bd9a compat_ioctl: move HDIO ioctl handling into drivers/ide
> date:   5 months ago
> config: xtensa-randconfig-s002-20200522 (attached as .config)
> compiler: xtensa-linux-gcc (GCC) 9.3.0
> reproduce:
>         # apt-get install sparse
>         # sparse version: v0.6.1-193-gb8fad4bc-dirty
>         git checkout 1df23c6fe5b0654ece219985a0c32e40b100bd9a
>         # save the attached .config to linux build tree
>         make W=1 C=1 ARCH=xtensa CF='-fdiagnostic-prefix -D__CHECK_ENDIAN__'
>
> If you fix the issue, kindly add following tag as appropriate
> Reported-by: kbuild test robot <lkp@...el.com>
>
>
> sparse warnings: (new ones prefixed by >>)
>
>    ./arch/xtensa/include/generated/uapi/asm/unistd_32.h:391:41: sparse: sparse: no newline at end of file
> >> drivers/ide/ide-ioctls.c:15:24: sparse: sparse: incorrect type in initializer (different address spaces) @@    expected signed int *__pu_addr @@    got signed int [noderef] [usertypsigned int *__pu_addr @@
> >> drivers/ide/ide-ioctls.c:15:24: sparse:    expected signed int *__pu_addr
> >> drivers/ide/ide-ioctls.c:15:24: sparse:    got signed int [noderef] [usertype] <asn:1> *
> >> drivers/ide/ide-ioctls.c:15:24: sparse: sparse: incorrect type in argument 1 (different address spaces) @@    expected void [noderef] <asn:1> *to @@    got f] <asn:1> *to @@
>    drivers/ide/ide-ioctls.c:15:24: sparse:    expected void [noderef] <asn:1> *to
> >> drivers/ide/ide-ioctls.c:15:24: sparse:    got signed int *__pu_addr


I think this is a bug in the xtensa asm/uaccess.h, but I don't know why it
only showed up now.

>    drivers/ide/ide-ioctls.c:17:16: sparse: sparse: incorrect type in initializer (different address spaces) @@    expected long *__pu_addr @@    got long [noderef] <aslong *__pu_addr @@
>    drivers/ide/ide-ioctls.c:17:16: sparse:    expected long *__pu_addr
>    drivers/ide/ide-ioctls.c:17:16: sparse:    got long [noderef] <asn:1> *
>    drivers/ide/ide-ioctls.c:17:16: sparse: sparse: incorrect type in argument 1 (different address spaces) @@    expected void [noderef] <asn:1> *to @@    got n:1> *to @@
>    drivers/ide/ide-ioctls.c:17:16: sparse:    expected void [noderef] <asn:1> *to
>    drivers/ide/ide-ioctls.c:17:16: sparse:    got long *__pu_addr

This looks like an old bug in the ide driver, unrelated to my patch.

     Arnd