On Wed, May 20, 2020 at 8:58 AM Jason Wang <jasowang@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
The ptr is a pointer to userspace memory. So we need annotate it with
__user otherwise we may get sparse warnings like:
drivers/vhost/vhost.c:1603:13: sparse: sparse: incorrect type in initializer (different address spaces) @@ expected void const *__gu_ptr @@ got unsigned int [noderef] [usertypvoid const *__gu_ptr @@
drivers/vhost/vhost.c:1603:13: sparse: expected void const *__gu_ptr
drivers/vhost/vhost.c:1603:13: sparse: got unsigned int [noderef] [usertype] <asn:1> *idxp
Cc: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: linux-m68k@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Reported-by: kbuild test robot <lkp@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Jason Wang <jasowang@xxxxxxxxxx>
Fixes: 7124330dabe5b3cb ("m68k/uaccess: Revive 64-bit get_user()")
Reviewed-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
i.e. will queue in the m68k for-v5.8 branch.
Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
Geert
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