netdev - Re: [PATCH net] vsock/virtio: fix "comparison of distinct pointer types lacks a cast" warning

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Message-Id: 
 <170197322883.20147.5857598481880040072.git-patchwork-notify@kernel.org>
Date: Thu, 07 Dec 2023 18:20:28 +0000
From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To: Stefano Garzarella <sgarzare@...hat.com>
Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org, kuba@...nel.org, davem@...emloft.net,
 virtualization@...ts.linux.dev, mst@...hat.com, avkrasnov@...utedevices.com,
 kvm@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stefanha@...hat.com,
 edumazet@...gle.com, pabeni@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] vsock/virtio: fix "comparison of distinct pointer types
 lacks a cast" warning

Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>:

On Wed,  6 Dec 2023 17:41:43 +0100 you wrote:
> After backporting commit 581512a6dc93 ("vsock/virtio: MSG_ZEROCOPY
> flag support") in CentOS Stream 9, CI reported the following error:
> 
>     In file included from ./include/linux/kernel.h:17,
>                      from ./include/linux/list.h:9,
>                      from ./include/linux/preempt.h:11,
>                      from ./include/linux/spinlock.h:56,
>                      from net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c:9:
>     net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c: In function ‘virtio_transport_can_zcopy‘:
>     ./include/linux/minmax.h:20:35: error: comparison of distinct pointer types lacks a cast [-Werror]
>        20 |         (!!(sizeof((typeof(x) *)1 == (typeof(y) *)1)))
>           |                                   ^~
>     ./include/linux/minmax.h:26:18: note: in expansion of macro ‘__typecheck‘
>        26 |                 (__typecheck(x, y) && __no_side_effects(x, y))
>           |                  ^~~~~~~~~~~
>     ./include/linux/minmax.h:36:31: note: in expansion of macro ‘__safe_cmp‘
>        36 |         __builtin_choose_expr(__safe_cmp(x, y), \
>           |                               ^~~~~~~~~~
>     ./include/linux/minmax.h:45:25: note: in expansion of macro ‘__careful_cmp‘
>        45 | #define min(x, y)       __careful_cmp(x, y, <)
>           |                         ^~~~~~~~~~~~~
>     net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c:63:37: note: in expansion of macro ‘min‘
>        63 |                 int pages_to_send = min(pages_in_iov, MAX_SKB_FRAGS);
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net] vsock/virtio: fix "comparison of distinct pointer types lacks a cast" warning
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net/c/b0a930e8d90c

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