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SubjectRe: [TRIVIAL PATCH 16/26] x86: Convert print_symbol to %pSR
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On Thu, 2012-12-13 at 19:37 +0100, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 10:23:10AM -0800, Joe Perches wrote:
> > m->ip is a u64 so, when compiling x86-32, there's a new warning
> > "cast to pointer from integer of different size". This isn't new
> > different behavior, just a new warning. The previous print_symbol
> > took a ulong and the u64 was silently truncated.
> >
> > CC arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce.o
> > arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce.c: In function ‘print_mce’:
> > arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce.c:246:4: warning: cast to pointer from integer of different size [-Wint-to-pointer-cast]
> >
> > If appropriate, the code could be changed to
> >
> > (void *)(unsigned long)m->ip
>
> Can we explicitly cast it to what it is so that we can be explicit as to
> what we're casting it? IOW:
>
> (void *)(__u64)m->ip;
>
> Does that even work on 32bit?

No, it already is __u64. You need (unsigned long)
or something else the same size as (void *)

from: arch/x86/include/asm/mce.h

/* Fields are zero when not available */
struct mce {
...
__u64 ip;

> Also, does the compiler bitch about this useless cast when building with
> W=123?

For x86-32:

With the cast the line is silent.
Without the cast, just the warning about cast.

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