Re: [PATCH] kvm: vmx: Silence a shift wrap warning

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On Mon, Mar 25, 2019 at 10:29:40AM +0100, David Hildenbrand wrote:
> On 25.03.19 10:04, Dan Carpenter wrote:
> > This code generates a Smatch warning:
> > 
> > arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c:4828 handle_vmfunc() warn: should '(1 << function)' be a 64 bit type?
> > 
> > The warning is generated because "vmcs12->vm_function_control" is a u64
> > but the shift can only test the lower 32 bits.  This doesn't cause a
> > problem in the current code because we only use BIT(0).  This patch just
> > silences the static checker warning.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> >  arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c | 2 +-
> >  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
> > index f24a2c225070..1f4398246bd9 100644
> > --- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
> > +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
> > @@ -4825,7 +4825,7 @@ static int handle_vmfunc(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> >  	}
> >  
> >  	vmcs12 = get_vmcs12(vcpu);
> > -	if ((vmcs12->vm_function_control & (1 << function)) == 0)
> > +	if ((vmcs12->vm_function_control & (1ULL << function)) == 0)
> 
> I guess one set of parentheses could be dropped here, while touching the
> line.

The problem is bitwise AND has low precedence so the parenthesis are
either required or they improve readability.  You could write it like
this:

	if ((vmcs12->vm_function_control & 1ULL << function) == 0)

but no one does.

> 
> Reviewed-by: David Hildenbrand <david@xxxxxxxxxx>
> 

Thanks!

regards,
dan carpenter




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