Re: [PATCH] KVM: selftests: Silence compiler warning in the kvm_page_table_test

From: Claudio Imbrenda
Date: Thu Apr 14 2022 - 07:22:55 EST


On Thu, 14 Apr 2022 12:30:31 +0200
Thomas Huth <thuth@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> When compiling kvm_page_table_test.c, I get this compiler warning
> with gcc 11.2:
>
> kvm_page_table_test.c: In function 'pre_init_before_test':
> ../../../../tools/include/linux/kernel.h:44:24: warning: comparison of
> distinct pointer types lacks a cast
> 44 | (void) (&_max1 == &_max2); \
> | ^~
> kvm_page_table_test.c:281:21: note: in expansion of macro 'max'
> 281 | alignment = max(0x100000, alignment);
> | ^~~
>
> Fix it by adjusting the type of the absolute value.
>
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Huth <thuth@xxxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Claudio Imbrenda <imbrenda@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

> ---
> tools/testing/selftests/kvm/kvm_page_table_test.c | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/kvm_page_table_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/kvm_page_table_test.c
> index ba1fdc3dcf4a..2c4a7563a4f8 100644
> --- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/kvm_page_table_test.c
> +++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/kvm_page_table_test.c
> @@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ static struct kvm_vm *pre_init_before_test(enum vm_guest_mode mode, void *arg)
> else
> guest_test_phys_mem = p->phys_offset;
> #ifdef __s390x__
> - alignment = max(0x100000, alignment);
> + alignment = max(0x100000UL, alignment);
> #endif
> guest_test_phys_mem = align_down(guest_test_phys_mem, alignment);
>