Re: kmallocs with swapped parameters in fs/dlm/lock.c

From: David Teigland
Date: Mon Jul 11 2011 - 09:23:59 EST


On Sun, Jul 10, 2011 at 01:30:32AM +0100, Dr. David Alan Gilbert wrote:
> Hi David,
> Sparse spotted a couple of places in fs/dlm/lock.c where the size/flags
> parameters to kmalloc got swapped:
>
> The sparse output is:
> fs/dlm/lock.c:852:42: warning: incorrect type in argument 1 (different base types)
> fs/dlm/lock.c:852:42: expected unsigned long [unsigned] [usertype] size
> fs/dlm/lock.c:852:42: got restricted gfp_t
> fs/dlm/lock.c:852:64: warning: incorrect type in argument 2 (different base types)
> fs/dlm/lock.c:852:64: expected restricted gfp_t [usertype] flags
> fs/dlm/lock.c:852:64: got unsigned long
> fs/dlm/lock.c:4136:27: warning: incorrect type in argument 1 (different base types)
> fs/dlm/lock.c:4136:27: expected unsigned long [unsigned] [usertype] size
> fs/dlm/lock.c:4136:27: got restricted gfp_t
> fs/dlm/lock.c:4136:39: warning: incorrect type in argument 2 (different base types)
> fs/dlm/lock.c:4136:39: expected restricted gfp_t [usertype] flags
> fs/dlm/lock.c:4136:39: got unsigned long
>
> Line 852 is:
> warned = kmalloc(GFP_KERNEL, num_nodes * sizeof(int));
> Line 4136 is:
> ms_stub = kmalloc(GFP_KERNEL, sizeof(struct dlm_message));
>
> and at least one of the defs of kmalloc is:
> slab_def.h:static __always_inline void *kmalloc(size_t size, gfp_t flags)
>
> Given that I haven't got a clue how to test a dlm, it's probably
> best that you patch it.
>
> Jesper:
> I noticed in your patch:
> https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/7/2/90
>
> where you had done a kmalloc->kzalloc transform you kept the swap.
>
> This looks like new code in 3.0rc so I don't think you could quite
> call it a regression, but it should probably be fixed fairly quickly
> I guess.

Thanks, I'll get that fixed.
Dave

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