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Subject[PATCH v2] kernel: audit.c: Add __rcu notation to RCU pointer
add __rcu notation to RCU protected global pointer auditd_conn

Fixes multiple instances of sparse error:
error: incompatible types in comparison expression
(different address spaces)

Signed-off-by: Amol Grover <frextrite@gmail.com>
---
v2:
- fix erroneous RCU pointer initialization

kernel/audit.c | 5 +++--
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/audit.c b/kernel/audit.c
index da8dc0db5bd3..ff7cfc61f53d 100644
--- a/kernel/audit.c
+++ b/kernel/audit.c
@@ -102,12 +102,13 @@ struct audit_net {
* This struct is RCU protected; you must either hold the RCU lock for reading
* or the associated spinlock for writing.
*/
-static struct auditd_connection {
+struct auditd_connection {
struct pid *pid;
u32 portid;
struct net *net;
struct rcu_head rcu;
-} *auditd_conn = NULL;
+};
+static struct auditd_connection __rcu *auditd_conn;
static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(auditd_conn_lock);

/* If audit_rate_limit is non-zero, limit the rate of sending audit records
--
2.24.0
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