sparse: use static inline for __chk_{user,io}_ptr()

e5fc436f · Luc Van Oostenryck <[email protected]> · 2020-08-28 10:53:01 +02:00

__chk_user_ptr() & __chk_io_ptr() are dummy extern functions which
only exist to enforce the typechecking of __user or __iomem pointers
in macros when using sparse.

This typechecking is done by inserting a call to these functions.
But the presence of these calls can inhibit some simplifications
and so influence the result of sparse's analysis of context/locking.

Fix this by changing these calls into static inline calls with
an empty body.

Signed-off-by: Luc Van Oostenryck <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Miguel Ojeda <[email protected]>

Commit: e5fc436f06eef54ef512ea55a9db8eb9f2e76959
Parents: 5861af92

Changes

1 files changed · +2 −2

File	Status	Add	Del	Content
include/linux/compiler_types.h	modified	+2	−2	View file

include/linux/compiler_types.h

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diff --git a/include/linux/compiler_types.h b/include/linux/compiler_types.h
index 4b33cb3..6e390d5 100644
--- a/include/linux/compiler_types.h
+++ b/include/linux/compiler_types.h
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 # define __iomem	__attribute__((noderef, address_space(__iomem)))
 # define __percpu	__attribute__((noderef, address_space(__percpu)))
 # define __rcu		__attribute__((noderef, address_space(__rcu)))
-extern void __chk_user_ptr(const volatile void __user *);
-extern void __chk_io_ptr(const volatile void __iomem *);
+static inline void __chk_user_ptr(const volatile void __user *ptr) { }
+static inline void __chk_io_ptr(const volatile void __iomem *ptr) { }
 /* context/locking */
 # define __must_hold(x)	__attribute__((context(x,1,1)))
 # define __acquires(x)	__attribute__((context(x,0,1)))