[PATCH v2] KVM: arm64: Add endian casting to kvm_swap_s[12]_desc()
Marc Zyngier
maz at kernel.org
Tue Nov 25 12:48:48 PST 2025
Keep sparse quiet by explicitly casting endianness conversion
when swapping S1 and S2 descriptors.
Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp at intel.com>
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-kbuild-all/202511260246.JQDGsQKa-lkp@intel.com/
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-kbuild-all/202511260344.9XehvH5Q-lkp@intel.com/
Fixes: c59ca4b5b0c3f ("KVM: arm64: Implement HW access flag management in stage-1 SW PTW")
Fixes: 39db933ba67f8 ("KVM: arm64: nv: Implement HW access flag management in stage-2 SW PTW")
Signed-off-by: Marc Zyngier <maz at kernel.org>
---
Notes:
Missed the S2 issue the first time, and only caught up with
the robot's email.
arch/arm64/kvm/at.c | 8 ++++----
arch/arm64/kvm/nested.c | 8 ++++----
2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/at.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/at.c
index f774a02d9393b..d25fef0f66e21 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/at.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/at.c
@@ -386,11 +386,11 @@ static int kvm_swap_s1_desc(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 pa, u64 old, u64 new,
struct s1_walk_info *wi)
{
if (wi->be) {
- old = cpu_to_be64(old);
- new = cpu_to_be64(new);
+ old = (__force u64)cpu_to_be64(old);
+ new = (__force u64)cpu_to_be64(new);
} else {
- old = cpu_to_le64(old);
- new = cpu_to_le64(new);
+ old = (__force u64)cpu_to_le64(old);
+ new = (__force u64)cpu_to_le64(new);
}
return __kvm_at_swap_desc(vcpu->kvm, pa, old, new);
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/nested.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/nested.c
index c3033d1fe718c..cdeeb8f09e722 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/nested.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/nested.c
@@ -224,11 +224,11 @@ static int swap_guest_s2_desc(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, phys_addr_t pa, u64 old, u6
struct s2_walk_info *wi)
{
if (wi->be) {
- old = cpu_to_be64(old);
- new = cpu_to_be64(new);
+ old = (__force u64)cpu_to_be64(old);
+ new = (__force u64)cpu_to_be64(new);
} else {
- old = cpu_to_le64(old);
- new = cpu_to_le64(new);
+ old = (__force u64)cpu_to_le64(old);
+ new = (__force u64)cpu_to_le64(new);
}
return __kvm_at_swap_desc(vcpu->kvm, pa, old, new);
--
2.47.3
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