linux-kernel - [PATCH] x86/percpu: Make CONFIG_USE_X86_SEG

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Message-ID: <87v7gz0yjv.ffs@tglx>
Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2026 15:45:40 +0100
From: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...nel.org>
To: LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Cc: x86@...nel.org
Subject: [PATCH] x86/percpu: Make CONFIG_USE_X86_SEG_SUPPORT work with sparse

Now that sparse builds enforce the usage of typeof_unqual() the casts in
__raw_cpu_read/write() cause sparse to emit tons of false postive
warnings:

 warning: cast removes address space '__percpu' of expression

Address this by annotating the casts with __force.

Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@...el.com>
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...nel.org>
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-kbuild-all/202601181733.YZOf9XU3-lkp@intel.com/
---
 arch/x86/include/asm/percpu.h |    8 ++++----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/percpu.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/percpu.h
@@ -137,12 +137,12 @@
 
 #define __raw_cpu_read(size, qual, pcp)					\
 ({									\
-	*(qual __my_cpu_type(pcp) *)__my_cpu_ptr(&(pcp));		\
+	*(qual __my_cpu_type(pcp) * __force)__my_cpu_ptr(&(pcp));	\
 })
 
-#define __raw_cpu_write(size, qual, pcp, val)				\
-do {									\
-	*(qual __my_cpu_type(pcp) *)__my_cpu_ptr(&(pcp)) = (val);	\
+#define __raw_cpu_write(size, qual, pcp, val)					\
+do {										\
+	*(qual __my_cpu_type(pcp) * __force)__my_cpu_ptr(&(pcp)) = (val);	\
 } while (0)
 
 #define __raw_cpu_read_const(pcp)	__raw_cpu_read(, , pcp)