linux-kernel - [PATCH] debugfs: Fix __rcu type comparison warning

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Date:   Fri, 22 Sep 2023 06:45:12 -0700
From:   Mike Tipton <quic_mdtipton@...cinc.com>
To:     <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
CC:     <rafael@...nel.org>, <djakov@...nel.org>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Mike Tipton <quic_mdtipton@...cinc.com>
Subject: [PATCH] debugfs: Fix __rcu type comparison warning

Sparse reports the following:

fs/debugfs/file.c:942:9: sparse: sparse: incompatible types in comparison expression (different address spaces):
fs/debugfs/file.c:942:9: sparse:    char [noderef] __rcu *
fs/debugfs/file.c:942:9: sparse:    char *

rcu_assign_pointer() expects that it's assigning to pointers annotated
with __rcu. We can't annotate the generic struct file::private_data, so
cast it instead.

Fixes: 86b5488121db ("debugfs: Add write support to debugfs_create_str()")
Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@...el.com>
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-kbuild-all/202309091933.BRWlSnCq-lkp@intel.com/
Signed-off-by: Mike Tipton <quic_mdtipton@...cinc.com>
---
 fs/debugfs/file.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/fs/debugfs/file.c b/fs/debugfs/file.c
index 87b3753aa4b1..c45e8c2d62e1 100644
--- a/fs/debugfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/debugfs/file.c
@@ -939,7 +939,7 @@ static ssize_t debugfs_write_file_str(struct file *file, const char __user *user
 	new[pos + count] = '\0';
 	strim(new);
 
-	rcu_assign_pointer(*(char **)file->private_data, new);
+	rcu_assign_pointer(*(char __rcu **)file->private_data, new);
 	synchronize_rcu();
 	kfree(old);
 
-- 
2.17.1