>
> On Wed, Jul 10, 2019 at 11:28:32PM +0530, Pankaj Gupta wrote:
> > This patch fixes below sparse warning related to __virtio
> > type in virtio pmem driver. This is reported by Intel test
> > bot on linux-next tree.
> >
> > nd_virtio.c:56:28: warning: incorrect type in assignment
> > (different base types)
> > nd_virtio.c:56:28: expected unsigned int [unsigned] [usertype] type
> > nd_virtio.c:56:28: got restricted __virtio32
> > nd_virtio.c:93:59: warning: incorrect type in argument 2
> > (different base types)
> > nd_virtio.c:93:59: expected restricted __virtio32 [usertype] val
> > nd_virtio.c:93:59: got unsigned int [unsigned] [usertype] ret
> >
> > Reported-by: kbuild test robot <lkp@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Signed-off-by: Pankaj Gupta <pagupta@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> >
> > This fixes a warning, so submitting it as a separate
> > patch on top of virtio pmem series.
> >
> > include/uapi/linux/virtio_pmem.h | 6 +++---
> > 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/virtio_pmem.h
> > b/include/uapi/linux/virtio_pmem.h
> > index efcd72f2d20d..7a7435281362 100644
> > --- a/include/uapi/linux/virtio_pmem.h
> > +++ b/include/uapi/linux/virtio_pmem.h
> > @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
> > #ifndef _UAPI_LINUX_VIRTIO_PMEM_H
> > #define _UAPI_LINUX_VIRTIO_PMEM_H
> >
> > -#include <linux/types.h>
> > +#include <linux/virtio_types.h>
> > #include <linux/virtio_ids.h>
> > #include <linux/virtio_config.h>
> >
> > @@ -23,12 +23,12 @@ struct virtio_pmem_config {
> >
> > struct virtio_pmem_resp {
> > /* Host return status corresponding to flush request */
> > - __u32 ret;
> > + __virtio32 ret;
> > };
> >
> > struct virtio_pmem_req {
> > /* command type */
> > - __u32 type;
> > + __virtio32 type;
> > };
> >
> > #endif
>
> Same comment as previously: pls use __le and fix accessors.
Now, I think I got it.
__virtio is for legacy devices to solve the endianess.
By default virtio 1.0 and later are little endian.
Will send updated patch soon.
Thank you,
Pankaj
>
> > --
> > 2.20.1
>
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