arch/arc/kernel/smp.c:279:18: sparse: sparse: dereference of noderef expression

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tree:   https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git master
head:   6a010258447d386186ca10cd374d888ac66ffe1a
commit: e188f3330a13df904d77003846eafd3edf99009d ARC: cmpxchg/xchg: rewrite as macros to make type safe
date:   11 months ago
config: arc-randconfig-s033-20220730 (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20220731/202207311543.rtDsgvTj-lkp@intel.com/config)
compiler: arc-elf-gcc (GCC) 12.1.0
reproduce:
        wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/intel/lkp-tests/master/sbin/make.cross -O ~/bin/make.cross
        chmod +x ~/bin/make.cross
        # apt-get install sparse
        # sparse version: v0.6.4-39-gce1a6720-dirty
        # https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=e188f3330a13df904d77003846eafd3edf99009d
        git remote add linus https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git
        git fetch --no-tags linus master
        git checkout e188f3330a13df904d77003846eafd3edf99009d
        # save the config file
        mkdir build_dir && cp config build_dir/.config
        COMPILER_INSTALL_PATH=$HOME/0day COMPILER=gcc-12.1.0 make.cross C=1 CF='-fdiagnostic-prefix -D__CHECK_ENDIAN__' O=build_dir ARCH=arc SHELL=/bin/bash arch/arc/kernel/ drivers/vfio/ kernel/debug/kdb/

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sparse warnings: (new ones prefixed by >>)
   arch/arc/kernel/smp.c:264:48: sparse: sparse: incorrect type in initializer (different address spaces) @@     expected unsigned long [noderef] __percpu *ipi_data_ptr @@     got unsigned long * @@
   arch/arc/kernel/smp.c:264:48: sparse:     expected unsigned long [noderef] __percpu *ipi_data_ptr
   arch/arc/kernel/smp.c:264:48: sparse:     got unsigned long *
   arch/arc/kernel/smp.c:279:18: sparse: sparse: incorrect type in argument 1 (different address spaces) @@     expected void const volatile *v @@     got unsigned long [noderef] __percpu *__ai_ptr @@
   arch/arc/kernel/smp.c:279:18: sparse:     expected void const volatile *v
   arch/arc/kernel/smp.c:279:18: sparse:     got unsigned long [noderef] __percpu *__ai_ptr
   arch/arc/kernel/smp.c:277:29: sparse: sparse: cast removes address space '__percpu' of expression
   arch/arc/kernel/smp.c:413:72: sparse: sparse: incorrect type in argument 4 (different address spaces) @@     expected void [noderef] __percpu *percpu_dev_id @@     got int *dev @@
   arch/arc/kernel/smp.c:413:72: sparse:     expected void [noderef] __percpu *percpu_dev_id
   arch/arc/kernel/smp.c:413:72: sparse:     got int *dev
>> arch/arc/kernel/smp.c:279:18: sparse: sparse: dereference of noderef expression
>> arch/arc/kernel/smp.c:279:18: sparse: sparse: dereference of noderef expression

vim +279 arch/arc/kernel/smp.c

41195d236e8445 Vineet Gupta    2013-01-18  261  
ddf84433f411b6 Vineet Gupta    2013-11-25  262  static void ipi_send_msg_one(int cpu, enum ipi_msg_type msg)
41195d236e8445 Vineet Gupta    2013-01-18  263  {
f2a4aa5646687f Vineet Gupta    2013-11-26  264  	unsigned long __percpu *ipi_data_ptr = per_cpu_ptr(&ipi_data, cpu);
d8e8c7dda11f5d Vineet Gupta    2013-11-28  265  	unsigned long old, new;
41195d236e8445 Vineet Gupta    2013-01-18  266  	unsigned long flags;
41195d236e8445 Vineet Gupta    2013-01-18  267  
f2a4aa5646687f Vineet Gupta    2013-11-26  268  	pr_debug("%d Sending msg [%d] to %d\n", smp_processor_id(), msg, cpu);
f2a4aa5646687f Vineet Gupta    2013-11-26  269  
41195d236e8445 Vineet Gupta    2013-01-18  270  	local_irq_save(flags);
41195d236e8445 Vineet Gupta    2013-01-18  271  
d8e8c7dda11f5d Vineet Gupta    2013-11-28  272  	/*
d8e8c7dda11f5d Vineet Gupta    2013-11-28  273  	 * Atomically write new msg bit (in case others are writing too),
d8e8c7dda11f5d Vineet Gupta    2013-11-28  274  	 * and read back old value
d8e8c7dda11f5d Vineet Gupta    2013-11-28  275  	 */
d8e8c7dda11f5d Vineet Gupta    2013-11-28  276  	do {
6aa7de059173a9 Mark Rutland    2017-10-23  277  		new = old = READ_ONCE(*ipi_data_ptr);
d8e8c7dda11f5d Vineet Gupta    2013-11-28  278  		new |= 1U << msg;
d8e8c7dda11f5d Vineet Gupta    2013-11-28 @279  	} while (cmpxchg(ipi_data_ptr, old, new) != old);
41195d236e8445 Vineet Gupta    2013-01-18  280  
d8e8c7dda11f5d Vineet Gupta    2013-11-28  281  	/*
d8e8c7dda11f5d Vineet Gupta    2013-11-28  282  	 * Call the platform specific IPI kick function, but avoid if possible:
d8e8c7dda11f5d Vineet Gupta    2013-11-28  283  	 * Only do so if there's no pending msg from other concurrent sender(s).
82a423053eb3cf Changcheng Deng 2021-08-14  284  	 * Otherwise, receiver will see this msg as well when it takes the
d8e8c7dda11f5d Vineet Gupta    2013-11-28  285  	 * IPI corresponding to that msg. This is true, even if it is already in
d8e8c7dda11f5d Vineet Gupta    2013-11-28  286  	 * IPI handler, because !@old means it has not yet dequeued the msg(s)
d8e8c7dda11f5d Vineet Gupta    2013-11-28  287  	 * so @new msg can be a free-loader
d8e8c7dda11f5d Vineet Gupta    2013-11-28  288  	 */
d8e8c7dda11f5d Vineet Gupta    2013-11-28  289  	if (plat_smp_ops.ipi_send && !old)
ddf84433f411b6 Vineet Gupta    2013-11-25  290  		plat_smp_ops.ipi_send(cpu);
41195d236e8445 Vineet Gupta    2013-01-18  291  
41195d236e8445 Vineet Gupta    2013-01-18  292  	local_irq_restore(flags);
41195d236e8445 Vineet Gupta    2013-01-18  293  }
41195d236e8445 Vineet Gupta    2013-01-18  294  

:::::: The code at line 279 was first introduced by commit
:::::: d8e8c7dda11f5d5cf90495f2e89d917a83509bc0 ARC: [SMP] optimize IPI send and receive

:::::: TO: Vineet Gupta <vgupta at synopsys.com>
:::::: CC: Vineet Gupta <vgupta at synopsys.com>

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