arch/alpha/include/asm/xchg.h:234:32: sparse: sparse: cast truncates bits from constant value (eb9f becomes 9f)

From: kernel test robot
Date: Thu Nov 16 2023 - 07:08:02 EST


tree: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git master
head: c42d9eeef8e5ba9292eda36fd8e3c11f35ee065c
commit: c3c510ce431cd99fa10dcd50d995c8e89330ee5b bpf: Add 'owner' field to bpf_{list,rb}_node
date: 4 months ago
config: alpha-randconfig-r123-20231116 (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20231116/202311161930.Y0q8E1aT-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/config)
compiler: alpha-linux-gcc (GCC) 13.2.0
reproduce: (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20231116/202311161930.Y0q8E1aT-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/reproduce)

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the same patch/commit), kindly add following tags
| Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@xxxxxxxxx>
| Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-kbuild-all/202311161930.Y0q8E1aT-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/

sparse warnings: (new ones prefixed by >>)
kernel/bpf/helpers.c: note: in included file (through include/linux/mmzone.h, include/linux/gfp.h, include/linux/umh.h, include/linux/kmod.h, ...):
include/linux/page-flags.h:240:46: sparse: sparse: self-comparison always evaluates to false
kernel/bpf/helpers.c: note: in included file (through arch/alpha/include/asm/cmpxchg.h, arch/alpha/include/asm/atomic.h, include/linux/atomic.h, ...):
>> arch/alpha/include/asm/xchg.h:234:32: sparse: sparse: cast truncates bits from constant value (eb9f becomes 9f)
>> arch/alpha/include/asm/xchg.h:234:32: sparse: sparse: cast truncates bits from constant value (eb9f becomes 9f)
kernel/bpf/helpers.c:2419:18: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'bpf_rcu_read_lock' - wrong count at exit
kernel/bpf/helpers.c:2424:18: sparse: sparse: context imbalance in 'bpf_rcu_read_unlock' - unexpected unlock

vim +234 arch/alpha/include/asm/xchg.h

a6209d6d71f2ab Ivan Kokshaysky 2009-03-31 227
a6209d6d71f2ab Ivan Kokshaysky 2009-03-31 228 static __always_inline unsigned long
a6209d6d71f2ab Ivan Kokshaysky 2009-03-31 229 ____cmpxchg(, volatile void *ptr, unsigned long old, unsigned long new,
a6209d6d71f2ab Ivan Kokshaysky 2009-03-31 230 int size)
a6209d6d71f2ab Ivan Kokshaysky 2009-03-31 231 {
a6209d6d71f2ab Ivan Kokshaysky 2009-03-31 232 switch (size) {
a6209d6d71f2ab Ivan Kokshaysky 2009-03-31 233 case 1:
a6209d6d71f2ab Ivan Kokshaysky 2009-03-31 @234 return ____cmpxchg(_u8, ptr, old, new);
a6209d6d71f2ab Ivan Kokshaysky 2009-03-31 235 case 2:
a6209d6d71f2ab Ivan Kokshaysky 2009-03-31 236 return ____cmpxchg(_u16, ptr, old, new);
a6209d6d71f2ab Ivan Kokshaysky 2009-03-31 237 case 4:
a6209d6d71f2ab Ivan Kokshaysky 2009-03-31 238 return ____cmpxchg(_u32, ptr, old, new);
a6209d6d71f2ab Ivan Kokshaysky 2009-03-31 239 case 8:
a6209d6d71f2ab Ivan Kokshaysky 2009-03-31 240 return ____cmpxchg(_u64, ptr, old, new);
a6209d6d71f2ab Ivan Kokshaysky 2009-03-31 241 }
a6209d6d71f2ab Ivan Kokshaysky 2009-03-31 242 __cmpxchg_called_with_bad_pointer();
a6209d6d71f2ab Ivan Kokshaysky 2009-03-31 243 return old;
a6209d6d71f2ab Ivan Kokshaysky 2009-03-31 244 }
a6209d6d71f2ab Ivan Kokshaysky 2009-03-31 245

:::::: The code at line 234 was first introduced by commit
:::::: a6209d6d71f2ab8c63cc1587ef65490d83022baf alpha: xchg/cmpxchg cleanup and fixes

:::::: TO: Ivan Kokshaysky <ink@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
:::::: CC: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

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