The code in fs/fcntl.c converts RWH_* constants to and from WRITE_LIFE_* constants using casts. Verify at compile time that these casts will yield the intended effect. Suggested-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@xxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Bart Van Assche <bvanassche@xxxxxxx> --- fs/fcntl.c | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) diff --git a/fs/fcntl.c b/fs/fcntl.c index 3ff707bf2743..f3bc4662455f 100644 --- a/fs/fcntl.c +++ b/fs/fcntl.c @@ -270,6 +270,13 @@ static int f_getowner_uids(struct file *filp, unsigned long arg) static bool rw_hint_valid(u64 hint) { + BUILD_BUG_ON(WRITE_LIFE_NOT_SET != RWH_WRITE_LIFE_NOT_SET); + BUILD_BUG_ON(WRITE_LIFE_NONE != RWH_WRITE_LIFE_NONE); + BUILD_BUG_ON(WRITE_LIFE_SHORT != RWH_WRITE_LIFE_SHORT); + BUILD_BUG_ON(WRITE_LIFE_MEDIUM != RWH_WRITE_LIFE_MEDIUM); + BUILD_BUG_ON(WRITE_LIFE_LONG != RWH_WRITE_LIFE_LONG); + BUILD_BUG_ON(WRITE_LIFE_EXTREME != RWH_WRITE_LIFE_EXTREME); + switch (hint) { case RWH_WRITE_LIFE_NOT_SET: case RWH_WRITE_LIFE_NONE: