sparse is warning about an incorrect RCU dereference.
fs/nfs/dir.c:2965:56: warning: incorrect type in argument 1 (different address spaces)
fs/nfs/dir.c:2965:56: expected struct cred const *
fs/nfs/dir.c:2965:56: got struct cred const [noderef] __rcu *const cred
Signed-off-by: Trond Myklebust <trond.myklebust@hammerspace.com>
const struct cred *cred)
{
const struct task_struct *parent;
+ const struct cred *pcred;
u64 ret;
rcu_read_lock();
for (;;) {
parent = rcu_dereference(task->real_parent);
- if (parent == task || cred_fscmp(parent->cred, cred) != 0)
+ pcred = rcu_dereference(parent->cred);
+ if (parent == task || cred_fscmp(pcred, cred) != 0)
break;
task = parent;
}