net: sched: Fix warnings from xchg() on RCU'd cookie pointer.
The kbuild test robot reports:
>> net/sched/act_api.c:71:15: sparse: incorrect type in initializer (different address spaces) @@ expected struct tc_cookie [noderef] <asn:4>*__ret @@ got [noderef] <asn:4>*__ret @@
net/sched/act_api.c:71:15: expected struct tc_cookie [noderef] <asn:4>*__ret
net/sched/act_api.c:71:15: got struct tc_cookie *new_cookie
>> net/sched/act_api.c:71:13: sparse: incorrect type in assignment (different address spaces) @@ expected struct tc_cookie *old @@ got struct tc_cookie [noderef] <struct tc_cookie *old @@
net/sched/act_api.c:71:13: expected struct tc_cookie *old
net/sched/act_api.c:71:13: got struct tc_cookie [noderef] <asn:4>*[assigned] __ret
>> net/sched/act_api.c:132:48: sparse: dereference of noderef expression
Handle this in the usual way by force casting away the __rcu annotation
when we are using xchg() on it.
Fixes: eec94fdb0480 ("net: sched: use rcu for action cookie update")
Reported-by: kbuild test robot <lkp@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
diff --git a/net/sched/act_api.c b/net/sched/act_api.c
index bf1c35f..66dc197 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_api.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ static void tcf_set_action_cookie(struct tc_cookie __rcu **old_cookie,
{
struct tc_cookie *old;
- old = xchg(old_cookie, new_cookie);
+ old = xchg((__force struct tc_cookie **)old_cookie, new_cookie);
if (old)
call_rcu(&old->rcu, tcf_free_cookie_rcu);
}