linux-kernel - arch/x86/kvm/mmu/paging_tmpl.h:106:24: sparse: sparse: cast truncates bits from constant value (ffffffffff000 becomes fffff000)

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Message-ID: <202301100754.GLGlaMwU-lkp@intel.com>
Date:   Tue, 10 Jan 2023 07:23:28 +0800
From:   kernel test robot <lkp@...el.com>
To:     Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>
Cc:     oe-kbuild-all@...ts.linux.dev, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
Subject: arch/x86/kvm/mmu/paging_tmpl.h:106:24: sparse: sparse: cast
 truncates bits from constant value (ffffffffff000 becomes fffff000)

Hi Sean,

FYI, the error/warning was bisected to this commit, please ignore it if it's irrelevant.

tree:   https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git master
head:   1fe4fd6f5cad346e598593af36caeadc4f5d4fa9
commit: 70e41c31bc7776b262cd9f524df3dfc2b5869a0a KVM: x86/mmu: Use common logic for computing the 32/64-bit base PA mask
date:   7 months ago
config: i386-randconfig-s001-20230109
compiler: gcc-11 (Debian 11.3.0-8) 11.3.0
reproduce:
        # apt-get install sparse
        # sparse version: v0.6.4-39-gce1a6720-dirty
        # https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=70e41c31bc7776b262cd9f524df3dfc2b5869a0a
        git remote add linus https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git
        git fetch --no-tags linus master
        git checkout 70e41c31bc7776b262cd9f524df3dfc2b5869a0a
        # save the config file
        mkdir build_dir && cp config build_dir/.config
        make W=1 C=1 CF='-fdiagnostic-prefix -D__CHECK_ENDIAN__' O=build_dir ARCH=i386 olddefconfig
        make W=1 C=1 CF='-fdiagnostic-prefix -D__CHECK_ENDIAN__' O=build_dir ARCH=i386 SHELL=/bin/bash arch/x86/kvm/

If you fix the issue, kindly add following tag where applicable
| Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@...el.com>

sparse warnings: (new ones prefixed by >>)
   arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c:2550:9: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'mmu_try_to_unsync_pages' - different lock contexts for basic block
   arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c: note: in included file:
>> arch/x86/kvm/mmu/paging_tmpl.h:106:24: sparse: sparse: cast truncates bits from constant value (ffffffffff000 becomes fffff000)
   arch/x86/kvm/mmu/paging_tmpl.h:426:24: sparse: sparse: cast truncates bits from constant value (ffffffffff000 becomes fffff000)
   arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c:4618:57: sparse: sparse: cast truncates bits from constant value (ffffff33 becomes 33)
   arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c:4620:56: sparse: sparse: cast truncates bits from constant value (ffffff0f becomes f)
   arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c:4622:57: sparse: sparse: cast truncates bits from constant value (ffffff55 becomes 55)

vim +106 arch/x86/kvm/mmu/paging_tmpl.h

b3fcdb04a98035 arch/x86/kvm/mmu/paging_tmpl.h Sean Christopherson 2022-06-14  103  
e04da980c35d75 arch/x86/kvm/paging_tmpl.h     Joerg Roedel        2009-07-27  104  static gfn_t gpte_to_gfn_lvl(pt_element_t gpte, int lvl)
5fb07ddb183eb4 drivers/kvm/paging_tmpl.h      Avi Kivity          2007-11-21  105  {
e04da980c35d75 arch/x86/kvm/paging_tmpl.h     Joerg Roedel        2009-07-27 @106  	return (gpte & PT_LVL_ADDR_MASK(lvl)) >> PAGE_SHIFT;
5fb07ddb183eb4 drivers/kvm/paging_tmpl.h      Avi Kivity          2007-11-21  107  }
5fb07ddb183eb4 drivers/kvm/paging_tmpl.h      Avi Kivity          2007-11-21  108  

:::::: The code at line 106 was first introduced by commit
:::::: e04da980c35d75fa050ba4009ad99025432d8d7d KVM: MMU: make page walker aware of mapping levels

:::::: TO: Joerg Roedel <joerg.roedel@....com>
:::::: CC: Avi Kivity <avi@...hat.com>

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