RE: [PATCH V6 4/7] mfd: da9061: MFD core support

[Steve Twiss]

On 28 March 2017 11:51, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> Hi Steve,
> 
> On Tue, Mar 28, 2017 at 12:42 PM, Steve Twiss wrote:
> > On 28 March 2017 09:37, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> >> Subject: Re: [PATCH V6 4/7] mfd: da9061: MFD core support
> >> On Tue, Mar 28, 2017 at 10:21 AM, Lee Jones <lee.jones@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> >> [auto build test WARNING on ljones-mfd/for-mfd-next]
> >> >> [also build test WARNING on v4.11-rc4 next-20170327]
> >> >> base:   https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/lee/mfd.git for-mfd-next
> >> >> config: x86_64-randconfig-x009-201713 (attached as .config)
> >> >> compiler: gcc-6 (Debian 6.2.0-3) 6.2.0 20160901
> >> >> reproduce:
> >> >>         # save the attached .config to linux build tree
> >> >>         make ARCH=x86_64
> >> >>
> >> >> All warnings (new ones prefixed by >>):
> >> >>
> >> >>    drivers//mfd/da9062-core.c: In function 'da9062_i2c_probe':
> >> >> >> drivers//mfd/da9062-core.c:845:21: warning: cast from pointer to integer of different size [-Wpointer-to-int-cast]
> >> >>       chip->chip_type = (int)match->data;
> >> >>                        ^
> >> >
> >> > Please use longs or enums.
> >>
> >> Enums would still give a warning on 64-bit.
> >> The simple fix is change the cast from (int) to (uintptr_t).
> >
> > Hi Lee and Geert,
> >
> > How about this? Fix by redefining the enum chip_type to be an int.
> > Then, just use substitution:
> > #define COMPAT_TYPE_DA9061  1
> > #define COMPAT_TYPE_DA9062  2
> >
> > That would be simple.
> > Are there any reasons this would not be acceptable?
> 
> I don't see how that can help.
> The warning is caused by casting the "void *" (which is either 32-bit or
> 64-bit) in of_device_if.data to an integer or enum (which is always 32-bit).
> 
> The right fix is to cast it to uintptr_t intead of int, like other drivers do.

Thanks Geert,
Um. Of course. Thanks, and my apologies. It would have helped if I had compile tested the right file  :(
I'll follow the convention and cast (uintptr_t).
Thanks,
Steve