This patch avoids that sparse reports the following warning messages:
block/compat_ioctl.c:85:11: warning: incorrect type in assignment (different address spaces)
block/compat_ioctl.c:85:11: expected unsigned long *[noderef] <asn:1>p
block/compat_ioctl.c:85:11: got void [noderef] <asn:1>*
block/compat_ioctl.c:91:21: warning: incorrect type in argument 1 (different address spaces)
block/compat_ioctl.c:91:21: expected void const volatile [noderef] <asn:1>*<noident>
block/compat_ioctl.c:91:21: got unsigned long *[noderef] <asn:1>p
block/compat_ioctl.c:87:53: warning: dereference of noderef expression
block/compat_ioctl.c:91:21: warning: dereference of noderef expression
Fixes: commit d597580d3737 ("generic ...copy_..._user primitives")
Signed-off-by: Bart Van Assche <bart.vanassche@xxxxxxx>
Cc: Jens Axboe <axboe@xxxxxxxxx>
---
block/compat_ioctl.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/block/compat_ioctl.c b/block/compat_ioctl.c
index 38554c2ea38a..abaf9d78a206 100644
--- a/block/compat_ioctl.c
+++ b/block/compat_ioctl.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ static int compat_hdio_getgeo(struct gendisk *disk, struct block_device *bdev,
static int compat_hdio_ioctl(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode,
unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
{
- unsigned long *__user p;
+ unsigned long __user *p;
int error;
p = compat_alloc_user_space(sizeof(unsigned long));
--
2.14.0
