linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] staging: wlan-ng: silence incorrect type in argument 1 (different address spaces) warningJoe Perches <joe@...ches.com>,

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Date:   Tue, 27 Apr 2021 18:09:53 +0200
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Ashish Kalra <eashishkalra@...il.com>
Cc:     Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>,
        Abheek Dhawan <adawesomeguy222@...il.com>,
        Johannes Weiner <hannes@...xchg.org>,
        Romain Perier <romain.perier@...il.com>,
        Waiman Long <longman@...hat.com>,
        Allen Pais <apais@...ux.microsoft.com>,
        Ivan Safonov <insafonov@...il.com>,
        linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] staging: wlan-ng: silence incorrect type in argument
 1 (different address spaces) warningJoe Perches <joe@...ches.com>,

On Tue, Apr 27, 2021 at 02:45:56PM +0000, Ashish Kalra wrote:
> Abheek Dhawan <adawesomeguy222@...il.com>,
> Johannes Weiner <hannes@...xchg.org>,
> Romain Perier <romain.perier@...il.com>,
> Waiman Long <longman@...hat.com>,
> Allen Pais <apais@...ux.microsoft.com>,
> Ivan Safonov <insafonov@...il.com>,
> linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev,
> linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org

Why is this here in the email body?

> Upon running sparse, "warning: incorrect type in argument 1 (different
> address spaces) is brought to notice for this file.let's correct data type for
> variable data adding __user to make it cleaner and silence the Sparse
> warning. This is version 2 of the patch, version 1 can be found at
> https://lkml.org/lkml/2021/4/20/203

Always use lore.kernel.org links, not a random other site that we have
no idea who runs it.

And no need to say this in that form, please list below the --- line
what changed from v1.

thanks,

greg k-h