Re: [efi:next 1/1] arch/x86/xen/efi.c:133:35: sparse: incorrect type in argument 1 (different type sizes)

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On Mon, Apr 16, 2018 at 02:07:25PM +0200, Ard Biesheuvel wrote:
> > On 16 Apr 2018, at 13:40, Daniel Kiper <daniel.kiper@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> On Mon, Apr 16, 2018 at 07:02:15PM +0800, kbuild test robot wrote:
> >> tree:   https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/efi/efi.git next
> >> head:   2c603650ee23c4596f4852e43ae40e42a0c771e1
> >> commit: 2c603650ee23c4596f4852e43ae40e42a0c771e1 [1/1] x86/xen/efi: Initialize UEFI secure boot state during dom0 boot
> >> reproduce:
> >>        # apt-get install sparse
> >>        git checkout 2c603650ee23c4596f4852e43ae40e42a0c771e1
> >>        make ARCH=x86_64 allmodconfig
> >>        make C=1 CF=-D__CHECK_ENDIAN__
> >>
> >>
> >> sparse warnings: (new ones prefixed by >>)
> >>
> >>>> arch/x86/xen/efi.c:133:35: sparse: incorrect type in argument 1 (different type sizes) @@    expected unsigned short [usertype] *name @@    got ype] *name @@
> >>   arch/x86/xen/efi.c:133:35:    expected unsigned short [usertype] *name
> >>   arch/x86/xen/efi.c:133:35:    got char *<noident>
> >>   arch/x86/xen/efi.c:143:35: sparse: incorrect type in argument 1 (different type sizes) @@    expected unsigned short [usertype] *name @@    got ype] *name @@
> >>   arch/x86/xen/efi.c:143:35:    expected unsigned short [usertype] *name
> >>   arch/x86/xen/efi.c:143:35:    got char *<noident>
> >>   arch/x86/xen/efi.c:154:35: sparse: incorrect type in argument 1 (different type sizes) @@    expected unsigned short [usertype] *name @@    got ype] *name @@
> >>   arch/x86/xen/efi.c:154:35:    expected unsigned short [usertype] *name
> >>   arch/x86/xen/efi.c:154:35:    got char *<noident>
> >
> > Ugh... It looks that compiler does not like L"SecureBoot".
> > I have to use this cryptic form from drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/secureboot.c... :-(((
> > I will send the fix for this tomorrow.
> >
>
> Please ignore: this is sparse, not gcc. You could report it with the sparse project if you want.

OK, I will ignore that.

Daniel
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