Re: [PATCH v1 04/11] KVM: arm64: nVHE: Use NULL to reset the trace buffer backing pointer

From: Vincent Donnefort

Date: Mon Aug 03 2026 - 06:51:54 EST


On Mon, Jul 20, 2026 at 05:13:36PM +0100, Fuad Tabba wrote:
> bpages_backing_start is a pointer; resetting it to plain 0 triggers a
> sparse warning.
>
> No functional change intended.
>
> Signed-off-by: Fuad Tabba <fuad.tabba@xxxxxxxxx>

Probably missed this when modifying the type for bpages_backing_start.

Reviewed-by: Vincent Donnefort <vdonnefort@xxxxxxxxxx>

> ---
> arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/nvhe/trace.c | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/nvhe/trace.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/nvhe/trace.c
> index e7e150ab265ff..177fe3d8fbb13 100644
> --- a/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/nvhe/trace.c
> +++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/nvhe/trace.c
> @@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ static void hyp_trace_buffer_unload_bpage_backing(struct hyp_trace_buffer *trace
>
> __release_host_mem(start, size);
>
> - trace_buffer->bpages_backing_start = 0;
> + trace_buffer->bpages_backing_start = NULL;
> trace_buffer->bpages_backing_size = 0;
> }
>
> --
> 2.39.5
>

--
Vincent