compiler: Use __typeof_unqual__() for __unqual_scalar_typeof()

The recent changes to get_unaligned() resulted in a new sparse warning:

   net/rds/ib_cm.c:96:35: sparse: sparse: incorrect type in argument 1 (different modifiers) @@     expected void * @@     got restricted __be64 const * @@
   net/rds/ib_cm.c:96:35: sparse:     expected void *
   net/rds/ib_cm.c:96:35: sparse:     got restricted __be64 const *

The updated get_unaligned_t() uses __unqual_scalar_typeof() to get an
unqualified type. This works correctly for the compilers, but fails for
sparse when the data type is __be64 (or any other __beNN variant).

On sparse runs (C=[12]) __beNN types are annotated with
__attribute__((bitwise)).

That annotation allows sparse to detect incompatible operations on __beNN
variables, but it also prevents sparse from evaluating the _Generic() in
__unqual_scalar_typeof() and map __beNN to a unqualified scalar type, so it
ends up with the default, i.e. the original qualified type of a 'const
__beNN' pointer. That then ends up as the first pointer argument to
builtin_memcpy(), which obviously causes the above sparse warnings.

The sparse git tree supports typeof_unqual() now, which allows to use it
instead of the _Generic() based __unqual_scalar_typeof(). With that sparse
correctly evaluates the unqualified type and keeps the __beNN logic intact.

The downside is that this requires a top of tree sparse build and an old
sparse version will emit a metric ton of incomprehensible error messages
before it dies with a segfault.

Therefore implement a sanity check which validates that the checker is
available and capable of handling typeof_unqual(). Emit a warning if not so
the user can take informed action.

[ tglx: Move the evaluation of USE_TYPEOF_UNQUAL to compiler_types.h so it is
  	set before use and implement the sanity checker ]

Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@kernel.org>
Acked-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/87ecnp2zh3.ffs@tglx
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-kbuild-all/202601150001.sKSN644a-lkp@intel.com/
master
Peter Zijlstra 2026-01-16 19:18:16 +01:00 committed by Thomas Gleixner
parent 759a1f9737
commit fd69b2f7d5
4 changed files with 40 additions and 10 deletions

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@ -1187,6 +1187,14 @@ CHECKFLAGS += $(if $(CONFIG_CPU_BIG_ENDIAN),-mbig-endian,-mlittle-endian)
# the checker needs the correct machine size
CHECKFLAGS += $(if $(CONFIG_64BIT),-m64,-m32)
# Validate the checker is available and functional
ifneq ($(KBUILD_CHECKSRC), 0)
ifneq ($(shell $(srctree)/scripts/checker-valid.sh $(CHECK) $(CHECKFLAGS)), 1)
$(warning C=$(KBUILD_CHECKSRC) specified, but $(CHECK) is not available or not up to date)
KBUILD_CHECKSRC = 0
endif
endif
# Default kernel image to build when no specific target is given.
# KBUILD_IMAGE may be overruled on the command line or
# set in the environment

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@ -230,16 +230,6 @@ void ftrace_likely_update(struct ftrace_likely_data *f, int val,
__BUILD_BUG_ON_ZERO_MSG(!__is_noncstr(p), \
"must be non-C-string (not NUL-terminated)")
/*
* Use __typeof_unqual__() when available.
*
* XXX: Remove test for __CHECKER__ once
* sparse learns about __typeof_unqual__().
*/
#if CC_HAS_TYPEOF_UNQUAL && !defined(__CHECKER__)
# define USE_TYPEOF_UNQUAL 1
#endif
/*
* Define TYPEOF_UNQUAL() to use __typeof_unqual__() as typeof
* operator when available, to return an unqualified type of the exp.

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@ -562,6 +562,14 @@ struct ftrace_likely_data {
#define asm_inline asm
#endif
#ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
/*
* Use __typeof_unqual__() when available.
*/
#if CC_HAS_TYPEOF_UNQUAL || defined(__CHECKER__)
# define USE_TYPEOF_UNQUAL 1
#endif
/* Are two types/vars the same type (ignoring qualifiers)? */
#define __same_type(a, b) __builtin_types_compatible_p(typeof(a), typeof(b))
@ -569,6 +577,7 @@ struct ftrace_likely_data {
* __unqual_scalar_typeof(x) - Declare an unqualified scalar type, leaving
* non-scalar types unchanged.
*/
#ifndef USE_TYPEOF_UNQUAL
/*
* Prefer C11 _Generic for better compile-times and simpler code. Note: 'char'
* is not type-compatible with 'signed char', and we define a separate case.
@ -586,6 +595,10 @@ struct ftrace_likely_data {
__scalar_type_to_expr_cases(long), \
__scalar_type_to_expr_cases(long long), \
default: (x)))
#else
#define __unqual_scalar_typeof(x) __typeof_unqual__(x)
#endif
#endif /* !__ASSEMBLY__ */
/* Is this type a native word size -- useful for atomic operations */
#define __native_word(t) \

19
scripts/checker-valid.sh Executable file
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@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
#!/bin/sh -eu
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
[ ! -x "$(command -v "$1")" ] && exit 1
tmp_file=$(mktemp)
trap "rm -f $tmp_file" EXIT
cat << EOF >$tmp_file
static inline int u(const int *q)
{
__typeof_unqual__(*q) v = *q;
return v;
}
EOF
# sparse happily exits with 0 on error so validate
# there is none on stderr. Use awk as grep is a pain with sh -e
$@ $tmp_file 2>&1 | awk -v c=1 '/error/{c=0}END{print c}'