Re: [PATCH] uapi: fix linux/nfsd/cld.h userspace compilation errors

From: J. Bruce Fields
Date: Fri Mar 10 2017 - 12:36:49 EST


On Fri, Mar 10, 2017 at 01:31:14AM +0300, Dmitry V. Levin wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 09, 2017 at 04:00:51PM -0500, J. Bruce Fields wrote:
> > Why aren't the unitX_t types OK here?
>
> unitX_t types are not OK here because no UAPI header defines them,
> include/uapi/linux/types.h defines only their __uX/__sX analogues.
>
> For this reason most of UAPI headers use types provided by
> <linux/types.h>, see e.g. include/uapi/linux/nfsd/nfsfh.h
>
> There are few exceptions to this rule when headers are made portable
> between linux and other operating systems.
>
> > Anyway, assuming this is right I'll apply for 4.12. (I'm assuming it's
> > not urgent since this file's always been this way.)
>
> This should be safe to apply for 4.11 as well, but it's surely not urgent.

OK, thanks.--b.

>
> > --b.
> >
> > On Wed, Mar 01, 2017 at 03:12:03AM +0300, Dmitry V. Levin wrote:
> > > Include <linux/types.h> and consistently use types it provides
> > > to fix the following linux/nfsd/cld.h userspace compilation errors:
> > >
> > > /usr/include/linux/nfsd/cld.h:40:2: error: unknown type name 'uint16_t'
> > > uint16_t cn_len; /* length of cm_id */
> > > /usr/include/linux/nfsd/cld.h:46:2: error: unknown type name 'uint8_t'
> > > uint8_t cm_vers; /* upcall version */
> > > /usr/include/linux/nfsd/cld.h:47:2: error: unknown type name 'uint8_t'
> > > uint8_t cm_cmd; /* upcall command */
> > > /usr/include/linux/nfsd/cld.h:48:2: error: unknown type name 'int16_t'
> > > int16_t cm_status; /* return code */
> > > /usr/include/linux/nfsd/cld.h:49:2: error: unknown type name 'uint32_t'
> > > uint32_t cm_xid; /* transaction id */
> > > /usr/include/linux/nfsd/cld.h:51:3: error: unknown type name 'int64_t'
> > > int64_t cm_gracetime; /* grace period start time */
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Dmitry V. Levin <ldv@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > ---
> > > include/uapi/linux/nfsd/cld.h | 14 ++++++++------
> > > 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/nfsd/cld.h b/include/uapi/linux/nfsd/cld.h
> > > index f14a9ab..ec26027 100644
> > > --- a/include/uapi/linux/nfsd/cld.h
> > > +++ b/include/uapi/linux/nfsd/cld.h
> > > @@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
> > > #ifndef _NFSD_CLD_H
> > > #define _NFSD_CLD_H
> > >
> > > +#include <linux/types.h>
> > > +
> > > /* latest upcall version available */
> > > #define CLD_UPCALL_VERSION 1
> > >
> > > @@ -37,18 +39,18 @@ enum cld_command {
> > >
> > > /* representation of long-form NFSv4 client ID */
> > > struct cld_name {
> > > - uint16_t cn_len; /* length of cm_id */
> > > + __u16 cn_len; /* length of cm_id */
> > > unsigned char cn_id[NFS4_OPAQUE_LIMIT]; /* client-provided */
> > > } __attribute__((packed));
> > >
> > > /* message struct for communication with userspace */
> > > struct cld_msg {
> > > - uint8_t cm_vers; /* upcall version */
> > > - uint8_t cm_cmd; /* upcall command */
> > > - int16_t cm_status; /* return code */
> > > - uint32_t cm_xid; /* transaction id */
> > > + __u8 cm_vers; /* upcall version */
> > > + __u8 cm_cmd; /* upcall command */
> > > + __s16 cm_status; /* return code */
> > > + __u32 cm_xid; /* transaction id */
> > > union {
> > > - int64_t cm_gracetime; /* grace period start time */
> > > + __s64 cm_gracetime; /* grace period start time */
> > > struct cld_name cm_name;
> > > } __attribute__((packed)) cm_u;
> > > } __attribute__((packed));
> > > --
> > > ldv
>
> --
> ldv