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err.h: IS_ERR() can accept __user pointers

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Sparse generates a false positive when you pass a __user or __iomem
pointer to the IS_ERR() functions.

  drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1286.c:344:36: sparse: incorrect type in argument 1 (different address spaces)
  drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1286.c:344:36:    expected void const *ptr
  drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1286.c:344:36:    got unsigned int [noderef] [usertype] <asn:2>*rtcregs

We can silence these by adding a __force here and upgrading to Sparse
v0.4.5-rc1 or later.

This change has no effect when using current Sparse releases.

Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@oracle.com>
Acked-by: Christopher Li <sparse@chrisli.org>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
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Dan Carpenter 2013-07-03 15:04:54 -07:00 committed by Linus Torvalds
parent 98bd8d05ea
commit e7152b97f3
1 changed files with 5 additions and 5 deletions
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include/linux/err.h
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@ -24,17 +24,17 @@ static inline void * __must_check ERR_PTR(long error)
return (void *) error;
}
static inline long __must_check PTR_ERR(const void *ptr)
static inline long __must_check PTR_ERR(__force const void *ptr)
{
return (long) ptr;
}
static inline long __must_check IS_ERR(const void *ptr)
static inline long __must_check IS_ERR(__force const void *ptr)
{
return IS_ERR_VALUE((unsigned long)ptr);
}
static inline long __must_check IS_ERR_OR_NULL(const void *ptr)
static inline long __must_check IS_ERR_OR_NULL(__force const void *ptr)
{
return !ptr || IS_ERR_VALUE((unsigned long)ptr);
}
@ -46,13 +46,13 @@ static inline long __must_check IS_ERR_OR_NULL(const void *ptr)
* Explicitly cast an error-valued pointer to another pointer type in such a
* way as to make it clear that's what's going on.
*/
static inline void * __must_check ERR_CAST(const void *ptr)
static inline void * __must_check ERR_CAST(__force const void *ptr)
{
/* cast away the const */
return (void *) ptr;
}
static inline int __must_check PTR_RET(const void *ptr)
static inline int __must_check PTR_RET(__force const void *ptr)
{
if (IS_ERR(ptr))
return PTR_ERR(ptr);