Re: [PATCH 1/2] io_uring: Pass whole sqe to commands

From: Christoph Hellwig
Date: Mon Apr 24 2023 - 01:09:24 EST


On Fri, Apr 21, 2023 at 08:11:31AM -0700, Breno Leitao wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 20, 2023 at 06:57:12AM +0200, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> > On Wed, Apr 19, 2023 at 03:29:29AM -0700, Breno Leitao wrote:
> > > struct nvme_uring_cmd_pdu *pdu = nvme_uring_cmd_pdu(ioucmd);
> > > - const struct nvme_uring_cmd *cmd = ioucmd->cmd;
> > > + const struct nvme_uring_cmd *cmd = (struct nvme_uring_cmd *)ioucmd->sqe->cmd;
> >
> > Please don't add the pointless cast. And in general avoid the overly
> > long lines.
>
> If I don't add this cast, the compiler complains with the follow error:
>
> drivers/nvme/host/ioctl.c: In function ‘nvme_uring_cmd_io’:
> drivers/nvme/host/ioctl.c:555:37: error: initialization of ‘const struct nvme_uring_cmd *’ from incompatible pointer type ‘const __u8 *’ {aka ‘const unsigned char *’} [-Werror=incompatible-pointer-types]
> const struct nvme_uring_cmd *cmd = ioucmd->sqe->cmd;

Oh. I think then we need a helper to get the private data from
the io_uring_cmd as an interface that requires casts in all callers
is one asking for bugs.