Use ERR_PTR_USR() when returning -EFAULT from kvm_get_attr_addr(), sparse complains about implicitly casting the kernel pointer from ERR_PTR() into a __user pointer. >> arch/x86/kvm/x86.c:4342:31: sparse: sparse: incorrect type in return expression (different address spaces) @@ expected void [noderef] __user * @@ got void * @@ arch/x86/kvm/x86.c:4342:31: sparse: expected void [noderef] __user * arch/x86/kvm/x86.c:4342:31: sparse: got void * >> arch/x86/kvm/x86.c:4342:31: sparse: sparse: incorrect type in return expression (different address spaces) @@ expected void [noderef] __user * @@ got void * @@ arch/x86/kvm/x86.c:4342:31: sparse: expected void [noderef] __user * arch/x86/kvm/x86.c:4342:31: sparse: got void * No functional change intended. Fixes: 56f289a8d23a ("KVM: x86: Add a helper to retrieve userspace address from kvm_device_attr") Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@xxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@xxxxxxxxxx> --- arch/x86/kvm/x86.c | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c index fec3dd4f0718..b533aab98172 100644 --- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c @@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ u64 __read_mostly kvm_mce_cap_supported = MCG_CTL_P | MCG_SER_P; EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kvm_mce_cap_supported); +#define ERR_PTR_USR(e) ((void __user *)ERR_PTR(e)) + #define emul_to_vcpu(ctxt) \ ((struct kvm_vcpu *)(ctxt)->vcpu) @@ -4340,7 +4342,7 @@ static inline void __user *kvm_get_attr_addr(struct kvm_device_attr *attr) void __user *uaddr = (void __user*)(unsigned long)attr->addr; if ((u64)(unsigned long)uaddr != attr->addr) - return ERR_PTR(-EFAULT); + return ERR_PTR_USR(-EFAULT); return uaddr; } @@ -11684,8 +11686,6 @@ void kvm_arch_sync_events(struct kvm *kvm) kvm_free_pit(kvm); } -#define ERR_PTR_USR(e) ((void __user *)ERR_PTR(e)) - /** * __x86_set_memory_region: Setup KVM internal memory slot * base-commit: b2d2af7e5df37ee3a9ba6b405bdbb7691a5c2dfc -- 2.35.0.rc2.247.g8bbb082509-goog