linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] riscv; fix __user annotation in save_v

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Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2024 14:50:37 +0000
From: patchwork-bot+linux-riscv@...nel.org
To: Ben Dooks <ben.dooks@...ethink.co.uk>
Cc: linux-riscv@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
 paul.walmsley@...ive.com, palmer@...belt.com, aou@...s.berkeley.edu
Subject: Re: [PATCH] riscv; fix __user annotation in save_v_state()

Hello:

This patch was applied to riscv/linux.git (for-next)
by Palmer Dabbelt <palmer@...osinc.com>:

On Thu, 23 Nov 2023 14:27:08 +0000 you wrote:
> The save_v_state() is technically sending a __user pointer through
> __put_user() and thus is generating a sparse warning so force the
> value to be "void *" to fix:
> 
> arch/riscv/kernel/signal.c:94:16: warning: incorrect type in initializer (different address spaces)
> arch/riscv/kernel/signal.c:94:16:    expected void *__val
> arch/riscv/kernel/signal.c:94:16:    got void [noderef] __user *[assigned] datap
> Fixes:  8ee0b41898fa26f66e32 ("riscv: signal: Add sigcontext save/restore for vector")
> Signed-off-by: Ben Dooks <ben.dooks@...ethink.co.uk>
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - riscv; fix __user annotation in save_v_state()
    https://git.kernel.org/riscv/c/869436dae72a

You are awesome, thank you!
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