[patch 2/3] x86, perf_counter, bts: correct pointer-to-u64 casts

From: markus . t . metzger
Date: Wed Sep 02 2009 - 10:06:29 EST


On 32bit, pointers in the DS AREA configuration are cast to u64. The
current (long) cast to avoid compiler warnings results in a signed
64bit address.

Signed-off-by: Markus Metzger <markus.t.metzger@xxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_counter.c | 24 12 + 12 - 0 !
1 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

Index: b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_counter.c
===================================================================
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_counter.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_counter.c
@@ -726,7 +726,8 @@ static inline void init_debug_store_on_c
return;

wrmsr_on_cpu(cpu, MSR_IA32_DS_AREA,
- (u32)((u64)(long)ds), (u32)((u64)(long)ds >> 32));
+ (u32)((u64)(unsigned long)ds),
+ (u32)((u64)(unsigned long)ds >> 32));
}

static inline void fini_debug_store_on_cpu(int cpu)
@@ -757,7 +758,7 @@ static void release_bts_hardware(void)

per_cpu(cpu_hw_counters, cpu).ds = NULL;

- kfree((void *)(long)ds->bts_buffer_base);
+ kfree((void *)(unsigned long)ds->bts_buffer_base);
kfree(ds);
}

@@ -788,7 +789,7 @@ static int reserve_bts_hardware(void)
break;
}

- ds->bts_buffer_base = (u64)(long)buffer;
+ ds->bts_buffer_base = (u64)(unsigned long)buffer;
ds->bts_index = ds->bts_buffer_base;
ds->bts_absolute_maximum =
ds->bts_buffer_base + BTS_BUFFER_SIZE;
@@ -1491,7 +1492,7 @@ static void intel_pmu_drain_bts_buffer(s
};
struct perf_counter *counter = cpuc->counters[X86_PMC_IDX_FIXED_BTS];
unsigned long orig_ip = data->regs->ip;
- u64 at;
+ struct bts_record *at, *top;

if (!counter)
return;
@@ -1499,19 +1500,18 @@ static void intel_pmu_drain_bts_buffer(s
if (!ds)
return;

- for (at = ds->bts_buffer_base;
- at < ds->bts_index;
- at += sizeof(struct bts_record)) {
- struct bts_record *rec = (struct bts_record *)(long)at;
+ at = (struct bts_record *)(unsigned long)ds->bts_buffer_base;
+ top = (struct bts_record *)(unsigned long)ds->bts_index;

- data->regs->ip = rec->from;
- data->addr = rec->to;
+ ds->bts_index = ds->bts_buffer_base;
+
+ for (; at < top; at++) {
+ data->regs->ip = at->from;
+ data->addr = at->to;

perf_counter_output(counter, 1, data);
}

- ds->bts_index = ds->bts_buffer_base;
-
data->regs->ip = orig_ip;
data->addr = 0;


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