netdev - [PATCH net-next 3/3] openvswitch: fix sparse warning incorrect type

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Date:   Fri, 23 Jul 2021 10:24:14 -0400
From:   Mark Gray <mark.d.gray@...hat.com>
To:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, dev@...nvswitch.org
Cc:     pshelar@....org, davem@...emloft.net, kuba@...nel.org,
        Mark Gray <mark.d.gray@...hat.com>
Subject: [PATCH net-next 3/3] openvswitch: fix sparse warning incorrect type

fix incorrect type in argument 1 (different address spaces)

../net/openvswitch/datapath.c:169:17: warning: incorrect type in argument 1 (different address spaces)
../net/openvswitch/datapath.c:169:17:    expected void const *
../net/openvswitch/datapath.c:169:17:    got struct dp_nlsk_pids [noderef] __rcu *upcall_portids

Found at: https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/netdevbpf/patch/20210630095350.817785-1-mark.d.gray@redhat.com/#24285159

Signed-off-by: Mark Gray <mark.d.gray@...hat.com>
---
 net/openvswitch/datapath.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/net/openvswitch/datapath.c b/net/openvswitch/datapath.c
index e6f0ae5618dd..67ad08320886 100644
--- a/net/openvswitch/datapath.c
+++ b/net/openvswitch/datapath.c
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ static void destroy_dp_rcu(struct rcu_head *rcu)
 	free_percpu(dp->stats_percpu);
 	kfree(dp->ports);
 	ovs_meters_exit(dp);
-	kfree(dp->upcall_portids);
+	kfree(rcu_dereference_raw(dp->upcall_portids));
 	kfree(dp);
 }
 
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