Sparse reports a warning at netlink_seq_start()
warning: context imbalance in netlink_seq_start() - wrong count at exit
The root cause is the missing annotation at netlink_seq_start()
Add the missing __acquires(RCU) annotation
Signed-off-by: Jules Irenge <jbi.octave@xxxxxxxxx>
---
net/netlink/af_netlink.c | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
diff --git a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
index 7a287dc73f63..99eef04a51ec 100644
--- a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
@@ -2582,6 +2582,7 @@ static void *__netlink_seq_next(struct seq_file *seq)
}
static void *netlink_seq_start(struct seq_file *seq, loff_t *posp)
+ __acquires(RCU)
{
struct nl_seq_iter *iter = seq->private;
void *obj = SEQ_START_TOKEN;
--
2.24.1
