include/linux/platform_device.h:91:23: sparse: sparse: incorrect type in return expression (different address spaces)

From: kernel test robot
Date: Sat Jun 14 2025 - 03:37:22 EST


tree: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git master
head: 4774cfe3543abb8ee98089f535e28ebfd45b975a
commit: 61de83fd8256e185588670d3cf0bccc3e913819c mux: mmio: Do not use syscon helper to build regmap
date: 6 weeks ago
config: s390-randconfig-r112-20250614 (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20250614/202506141507.mLBNmMsd-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/config)
compiler: s390-linux-gcc (GCC) 8.5.0
reproduce: (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20250614/202506141507.mLBNmMsd-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/202506141507.mLBNmMsd-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/

sparse warnings: (new ones prefixed by >>)
drivers/mux/mmio.c: note: in included file:
>> include/linux/platform_device.h:91:23: sparse: sparse: incorrect type in return expression (different address spaces) @@ expected void [noderef] __iomem * @@ got void * @@
include/linux/platform_device.h:91:23: sparse: expected void [noderef] __iomem *
include/linux/platform_device.h:91:23: sparse: got void *

vim +91 include/linux/platform_device.h

a0c74f6c9ea9ceb Mark Brown 2023-07-18 85
a0c74f6c9ea9ceb Mark Brown 2023-07-18 86
a0c74f6c9ea9ceb Mark Brown 2023-07-18 87 static inline void __iomem *
a0c74f6c9ea9ceb Mark Brown 2023-07-18 88 devm_platform_ioremap_resource(struct platform_device *pdev,
a0c74f6c9ea9ceb Mark Brown 2023-07-18 89 unsigned int index)
a0c74f6c9ea9ceb Mark Brown 2023-07-18 90 {
a0c74f6c9ea9ceb Mark Brown 2023-07-18 @91 return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
a0c74f6c9ea9ceb Mark Brown 2023-07-18 92 }
a0c74f6c9ea9ceb Mark Brown 2023-07-18 93

:::::: The code at line 91 was first introduced by commit
:::::: a0c74f6c9ea9cebd7a8f38142bf87e7c12c2905d platform: Provide stubs for !HAS_IOMEM builds

:::::: TO: Mark Brown <broonie@xxxxxxxxxx>
:::::: CC: Mark Brown <broonie@xxxxxxxxxx>

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