fs/splice.c:53:19: sparse: sparse: cast from restricted fmode_t

From: kernel test robot
Date: Wed Nov 15 2023 - 22:27:16 EST


tree: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git master
head: c42d9eeef8e5ba9292eda36fd8e3c11f35ee065c
commit: 0f99fc513ddd28de155c58547824a9fd63daacea splice: clear FMODE_NOWAIT on file if splice/vmsplice is used
date: 7 months ago
config: sparc-randconfig-r021-20230427 (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20231116/202311161151.kqFAHfLD-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/config)
compiler: sparc-linux-gcc (GCC) 12.3.0
reproduce: (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20231116/202311161151.kqFAHfLD-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/reproduce)

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sparse warnings: (new ones prefixed by >>)
>> fs/splice.c:53:19: sparse: sparse: cast from restricted fmode_t
>> fs/splice.c:53:19: sparse: sparse: cast from restricted fmode_t
>> fs/splice.c:53:19: sparse: sparse: cast to restricted fmode_t
fs/splice.c: note: in included file (through include/linux/mmzone.h, include/linux/gfp.h, include/linux/xarray.h, ...):
include/linux/page-flags.h:246:46: sparse: sparse: self-comparison always evaluates to false

vim +53 fs/splice.c

39
40 /*
41 * Splice doesn't support FMODE_NOWAIT. Since pipes may set this flag to
42 * indicate they support non-blocking reads or writes, we must clear it
43 * here if set to avoid blocking other users of this pipe if splice is
44 * being done on it.
45 */
46 static noinline void noinline pipe_clear_nowait(struct file *file)
47 {
48 fmode_t fmode = READ_ONCE(file->f_mode);
49
50 do {
51 if (!(fmode & FMODE_NOWAIT))
52 break;
> 53 } while (!try_cmpxchg(&file->f_mode, &fmode, fmode & ~FMODE_NOWAIT));
54 }
55

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