The patch titled Subject: kernel.h: fix new warnings for container_of() has been removed from the -mm tree. Its filename was kernelh-handle-pointers-to-arrays-better-in-container_of-fix.patch This patch was dropped because it was folded into kernelh-handle-pointers-to-arrays-better-in-container_of.patch ------------------------------------------------------ From: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@xxxxxxxx> Subject: kernel.h: fix new warnings for container_of() I see new warnings with gcc-7.0.1 with the modified container_of(): fs/f2fs/dir.c: In function 'F2FS_I': fs/f2fs/f2fs.h:1122:385: note: found mismatched ssa struct pointer types: 'struct f2fs_inode_info' and 'struct inode' This seems to happen for all structures that have a zero offset between the member and the container structure, i.e. idential pointers. Reverting to an intermediate pointer avoids the warning, and using a void pointer instead of the target type should also avoid regressing on the previous patch again. Fixes: mmotm ("kernel.h: handle pointers to arrays better in container_of()") Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20170620200940.90557-1-arnd@xxxxxxxx Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@xxxxxxxx> Acked-by: Ian Abbott <abbotti@xxxxxxxxx> Cc: Michal Nazarewicz <mina86@xxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- include/linux/kernel.h | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff -puN include/linux/kernel.h~kernelh-handle-pointers-to-arrays-better-in-container_of-fix include/linux/kernel.h --- a/include/linux/kernel.h~kernelh-handle-pointers-to-arrays-better-in-container_of-fix +++ a/include/linux/kernel.h @@ -856,10 +856,11 @@ static inline void ftrace_dump(enum ftra * */ #define container_of(ptr, type, member) ({ \ + void *__mptr = (void *)(ptr); \ BUILD_BUG_ON_MSG(!__same_type(*(ptr), ((type *)0)->member) && \ !__same_type(*(ptr), void), \ "pointer type mismatch in container_of()"); \ - ((type *)((char *)(ptr) - offsetof(type, member))); }) + ((type *)(__mptr - offsetof(type, member))); }) /* Rebuild everything on CONFIG_FTRACE_MCOUNT_RECORD */ #ifdef CONFIG_FTRACE_MCOUNT_RECORD _ Patches currently in -mm which might be from arnd@xxxxxxxx are kernelh-handle-pointers-to-arrays-better-in-container_of.patch watchdog-provide-watchdog_reconfigure-for-arch-watchdogs-fix-2.patch include-linux-stringh-add-the-option-of-fortified-stringh-functions-fix.patch -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe mm-commits" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html