linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] watchdog: ixp4xx_wdt: Fix address space warning

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Date:   Sat, 18 Sep 2021 00:28:11 +0200
From:   Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
To:     Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
Cc:     Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@...ux-watchdog.org>,
        LINUXWATCHDOG <linux-watchdog@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] watchdog: ixp4xx_wdt: Fix address space warning

On Sat, Sep 11, 2021 at 6:29 AM Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net> wrote:

> sparse reports the following address space warning.
>
> drivers/watchdog/ixp4xx_wdt.c:122:20: sparse:
>         incorrect type in assignment (different address spaces)
> drivers/watchdog/ixp4xx_wdt.c:122:20: sparse:
>         expected void [noderef] __iomem *base
> drivers/watchdog/ixp4xx_wdt.c:122:20: sparse:
>         got void *platform_data
>
> Add a typecast to solve the problem.
>
> Fixes: 21a0a29d16c6 ("watchdog: ixp4xx: Rewrite driver to use core")
> Cc: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
> Signed-off-by: Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>

Thanks for fixing this!
Reviewed-by: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>

Yours,
Linus Walleij