param: don't deref arg in __same_type() checks
authorRusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>
Thu, 12 Aug 2010 05:04:40 +0000 (23:04 -0600)
committerRusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>
Wed, 11 Aug 2010 13:34:41 +0000 (23:04 +0930)
gcc allows this when arg is a function, but sparse complains:

drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_watchdog.c:303:1: error: cannot dereference this type
drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_watchdog.c:307:1: error: cannot dereference this type
drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_watchdog.c:311:1: error: cannot dereference this type

Reported-by: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com>
Tested-by: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com>
Signed-off-by: Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>
include/linux/moduleparam.h

index 893549c..9d2f183 100644 (file)
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ struct kparam_array
  */
 #define module_param_cb(name, ops, arg, perm)                                \
        __module_param_call(MODULE_PARAM_PREFIX,                              \
-                           name, ops, arg, __same_type(*(arg), bool), perm)
+                           name, ops, arg, __same_type((arg), bool *), perm)
 
 /* On alpha, ia64 and ppc64 relocations to global data cannot go into
    read-only sections (which is part of respective UNIX ABI on these
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ struct kparam_array
                 { (void *)set, (void *)get };                          \
        __module_param_call(MODULE_PARAM_PREFIX,                        \
                            name, &__param_ops_##name, arg,             \
-                           __same_type(*(arg), bool),                  \
+                           __same_type(arg, bool *),                   \
                            (perm) + sizeof(__check_old_set_param(set))*0)
 
 /* We don't get oldget: it's often a new-style param_get_uint, etc. */
@@ -330,9 +330,9 @@ extern int param_get_bool(char *buffer, const struct kernel_param *kp);
 #define param_check_bool(name, p)                                      \
        static inline void __check_##name(void)                         \
        {                                                               \
-               BUILD_BUG_ON(!__same_type(*(p), bool) &&                \
-                            !__same_type(*(p), unsigned int) &&        \
-                            !__same_type(*(p), int));                  \
+               BUILD_BUG_ON(!__same_type((p), bool *) &&               \
+                            !__same_type((p), unsigned int *) &&       \
+                            !__same_type((p), int *));                 \
        }
 
 extern struct kernel_param_ops param_ops_invbool;