linux-kernel - [PATCH v2 17/24] virtio_config: disallow native type fields

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Date:   Mon, 3 Aug 2020 16:59:57 -0400
From:   "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
        Jason Wang <jasowang@...hat.com>
Subject: [PATCH v2 17/24] virtio_config: disallow native type fields

Transitional devices should all use __virtioXX types.
Modern ones should use __leXX.
_uXX type would be a bug.
Let's prevent that.

Signed-off-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@...hat.com>
---
 include/linux/virtio_config.h | 5 ++---
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/virtio_config.h b/include/linux/virtio_config.h
index 64da491936f7..c68f58f3bf34 100644
--- a/include/linux/virtio_config.h
+++ b/include/linux/virtio_config.h
@@ -319,9 +319,8 @@ static inline __virtio64 cpu_to_virtio64(struct virtio_device *vdev, u64 val)
 	__virtio_pick_type(x, __u8, __u8,					\
 		__virtio_pick_endian(x, __virtio16, __virtio32, __virtio64,	\
 			__virtio_pick_endian(x, __le16, __le32, __le64,		\
-				__virtio_pick_endian(x, __u16, __u32, __u64,	\
-					/* No other type allowed */		\
-					(void)0)))))
+				/* No other type allowed */			\
+				(void)0))))
 
 #endif
 
-- 
MST