Hi Vinicius, kernel test robot noticed the following build warnings: [auto build test WARNING on brauner-vfs/vfs.all] [also build test WARNING on linus/master v6.9-rc2 next-20240403] [If your patch is applied to the wrong git tree, kindly drop us a note. And when submitting patch, we suggest to use '--base' as documented in https://git-scm.com/docs/git-format-patch#_base_tree_information] url: https://github.com/intel-lab-lkp/linux/commits/Vinicius-Costa-Gomes/cred-Add-a-light-version-of-override-revert_creds/20240403-101954 base: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/vfs/vfs.git vfs.all patch link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240403021808.309900-3-vinicius.gomes%40intel.com patch subject: [PATCH v1 2/3] fs: Optimize credentials reference count for backing file ops config: i386-randconfig-061-20240403 (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20240403/202404032344.SKdrnkhI-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/config) compiler: gcc-13 (Ubuntu 13.2.0-4ubuntu3) 13.2.0 reproduce (this is a W=1 build): (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20240403/202404032344.SKdrnkhI-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/reproduce) If you fix the issue in a separate patch/commit (i.e. not just a new version of the same patch/commit), kindly add following tags | Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@xxxxxxxxx> | Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-kbuild-all/202404032344.SKdrnkhI-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/ sparse warnings: (new ones prefixed by >>) fs/backing-file.c: note: in included file (through include/linux/sched/signal.h, include/linux/rcuwait.h, include/linux/percpu-rwsem.h, ...): >> include/linux/cred.h:182:41: sparse: sparse: incorrect type in initializer (different address spaces) @@ expected struct cred const *old @@ got struct cred const [noderef] __rcu *cred @@ include/linux/cred.h:182:41: sparse: expected struct cred const *old include/linux/cred.h:182:41: sparse: got struct cred const [noderef] __rcu *cred >> include/linux/cred.h:182:41: sparse: sparse: incorrect type in initializer (different address spaces) @@ expected struct cred const *old @@ got struct cred const [noderef] __rcu *cred @@ include/linux/cred.h:182:41: sparse: expected struct cred const *old include/linux/cred.h:182:41: sparse: got struct cred const [noderef] __rcu *cred >> include/linux/cred.h:182:41: sparse: sparse: incorrect type in initializer (different address spaces) @@ expected struct cred const *old @@ got struct cred const [noderef] __rcu *cred @@ include/linux/cred.h:182:41: sparse: expected struct cred const *old include/linux/cred.h:182:41: sparse: got struct cred const [noderef] __rcu *cred >> include/linux/cred.h:182:41: sparse: sparse: incorrect type in initializer (different address spaces) @@ expected struct cred const *old @@ got struct cred const [noderef] __rcu *cred @@ include/linux/cred.h:182:41: sparse: expected struct cred const *old include/linux/cred.h:182:41: sparse: got struct cred const [noderef] __rcu *cred >> include/linux/cred.h:182:41: sparse: sparse: incorrect type in initializer (different address spaces) @@ expected struct cred const *old @@ got struct cred const [noderef] __rcu *cred @@ include/linux/cred.h:182:41: sparse: expected struct cred const *old include/linux/cred.h:182:41: sparse: got struct cred const [noderef] __rcu *cred vim +182 include/linux/cred.h 58319057b78476 Andy Lutomirski 2015-09-04 174 dd60a254548056 Vinicius Costa Gomes 2024-04-02 175 /* dd60a254548056 Vinicius Costa Gomes 2024-04-02 176 * Override creds without bumping reference count. Caller must ensure dd60a254548056 Vinicius Costa Gomes 2024-04-02 177 * reference remains valid or has taken reference. Almost always not the dd60a254548056 Vinicius Costa Gomes 2024-04-02 178 * interface you want. Use override_creds()/revert_creds() instead. dd60a254548056 Vinicius Costa Gomes 2024-04-02 179 */ dd60a254548056 Vinicius Costa Gomes 2024-04-02 180 static inline const struct cred *override_creds_light(const struct cred *override_cred) dd60a254548056 Vinicius Costa Gomes 2024-04-02 181 { dd60a254548056 Vinicius Costa Gomes 2024-04-02 @182 const struct cred *old = current->cred; dd60a254548056 Vinicius Costa Gomes 2024-04-02 183 dd60a254548056 Vinicius Costa Gomes 2024-04-02 184 rcu_assign_pointer(current->cred, override_cred); dd60a254548056 Vinicius Costa Gomes 2024-04-02 185 return old; dd60a254548056 Vinicius Costa Gomes 2024-04-02 186 } dd60a254548056 Vinicius Costa Gomes 2024-04-02 187 -- 0-DAY CI Kernel Test Service https://github.com/intel/lkp-tests/wiki