tree: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git master head: c0842fbc1b18c7a044e6ff3e8fa78bfa822c7d1a commit: 670d0a4b10704667765f7d18f7592993d02783aa sparse: use identifiers to define address spaces date: 7 weeks ago config: x86_64-randconfig-s021-20200805 (attached as .config) compiler: gcc-9 (Debian 9.3.0-15) 9.3.0 reproduce: # apt-get install sparse # sparse version: v0.6.2-117-g8c7aee71-dirty git checkout 670d0a4b10704667765f7d18f7592993d02783aa # save the attached .config to linux build tree make W=1 C=1 CF='-fdiagnostic-prefix -D__CHECK_ENDIAN__' ARCH=x86_64 If you fix the issue, kindly add following tag as appropriate Reported-by: kernel test robot sparse warnings: (new ones prefixed by >>) kernel/livepatch/transition.c:372:44: sparse: sparse: incorrect type in argument 1 (different address spaces) @@ expected struct spinlock [usertype] *lock @@ got struct spinlock [noderef] __rcu * @@ kernel/livepatch/transition.c:372:44: sparse: expected struct spinlock [usertype] *lock kernel/livepatch/transition.c:372:44: sparse: got struct spinlock [noderef] __rcu * kernel/livepatch/transition.c:374:46: sparse: sparse: incorrect type in argument 1 (different address spaces) @@ expected struct spinlock [usertype] *lock @@ got struct spinlock [noderef] __rcu * @@ kernel/livepatch/transition.c:374:46: sparse: expected struct spinlock [usertype] *lock kernel/livepatch/transition.c:374:46: sparse: got struct spinlock [noderef] __rcu * kernel/livepatch/transition.c: note: in included file: kernel/livepatch/../sched/sched.h:1657:25: sparse: sparse: incompatible types in comparison expression (different address spaces): >> kernel/livepatch/../sched/sched.h:1657:25: sparse: struct task_struct [noderef] __rcu * kernel/livepatch/../sched/sched.h:1657:25: sparse: struct task_struct * vim +1657 kernel/livepatch/../sched/sched.h 029632fbb7b7c9 kernel/sched.h Peter Zijlstra 2011-10-25 1654 029632fbb7b7c9 kernel/sched.h Peter Zijlstra 2011-10-25 1655 static inline int task_current(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p) 029632fbb7b7c9 kernel/sched.h Peter Zijlstra 2011-10-25 1656 { 029632fbb7b7c9 kernel/sched.h Peter Zijlstra 2011-10-25 @1657 return rq->curr == p; 029632fbb7b7c9 kernel/sched.h Peter Zijlstra 2011-10-25 1658 } 029632fbb7b7c9 kernel/sched.h Peter Zijlstra 2011-10-25 1659 :::::: The code at line 1657 was first introduced by commit :::::: 029632fbb7b7c9d85063cc9eb470de6c54873df3 sched: Make separate sched*.c translation units :::::: TO: Peter Zijlstra :::::: CC: Ingo Molnar --- 0-DAY CI Kernel Test Service, Intel Corporation https://lists.01.org/hyperkitty/list/kbuild-all@lists.01.org