security/lsm_syscalls.c:31:1: sparse: sparse: Using plain integer as NULL pointer

From: kernel test robot
Date: Fri Sep 27 2024 - 08:08:33 EST


tree: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git master
head: 075dbe9f6e3c21596c5245826a4ee1f1c1676eb8
commit: a04a1198088a1378d0389c250cc684f649bcc91e LSM: syscalls for current process attributes
date: 11 months ago
config: s390-randconfig-r132-20240927 (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20240927/202409272033.h0DMpeW3-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/config)
compiler: s390-linux-gcc (GCC) 14.1.0
reproduce: (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20240927/202409272033.h0DMpeW3-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/reproduce)

If you fix the issue in a separate patch/commit (i.e. not just a new version of
the same patch/commit), kindly add following tags
| Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@xxxxxxxxx>
| Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-kbuild-all/202409272033.h0DMpeW3-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/

sparse warnings: (new ones prefixed by >>)
>> security/lsm_syscalls.c:31:1: sparse: sparse: Using plain integer as NULL pointer
>> security/lsm_syscalls.c:31:1: sparse: sparse: Using plain integer as NULL pointer
security/lsm_syscalls.c:53:1: sparse: sparse: Using plain integer as NULL pointer
security/lsm_syscalls.c:53:1: sparse: sparse: Using plain integer as NULL pointer
security/lsm_syscalls.c:53:1: sparse: sparse: Using plain integer as NULL pointer
security/lsm_syscalls.c:53:1: sparse: sparse: Using plain integer as NULL pointer

vim +31 security/lsm_syscalls.c

19
20 /**
21 * sys_lsm_set_self_attr - Set current task's security module attribute
22 * @attr: which attribute to set
23 * @ctx: the LSM contexts
24 * @size: size of @ctx
25 * @flags: reserved for future use
26 *
27 * Sets the calling task's LSM context. On success this function
28 * returns 0. If the attribute specified cannot be set a negative
29 * value indicating the reason for the error is returned.
30 */
> 31 SYSCALL_DEFINE4(lsm_set_self_attr, unsigned int, attr, struct lsm_ctx __user *,
32 ctx, size_t, size, u32, flags)
33 {
34 return security_setselfattr(attr, ctx, size, flags);
35 }
36

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