xfrm_input_afinfo is __rcu, we should use rcu_access_pointer to avoid a sparse warning: net/xfrm/xfrm_input.c:78:21: error: incompatible types in comparison expression (different address spaces): net/xfrm/xfrm_input.c:78:21: struct xfrm_input_afinfo const [noderef] __rcu * net/xfrm/xfrm_input.c:78:21: struct xfrm_input_afinfo const * Signed-off-by: Sabrina Dubroca --- net/xfrm/xfrm_input.c | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_input.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_input.c index 4ed346e682c7..dc1312ed5a09 100644 --- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_input.c +++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_input.c @@ -75,7 +75,10 @@ int xfrm_input_unregister_afinfo(const struct xfrm_input_afinfo *afinfo) spin_lock_bh(&xfrm_input_afinfo_lock); if (likely(xfrm_input_afinfo[afinfo->is_ipip][afinfo->family])) { - if (unlikely(xfrm_input_afinfo[afinfo->is_ipip][afinfo->family] != afinfo)) + const struct xfrm_input_afinfo *cur; + + cur = rcu_access_pointer(xfrm_input_afinfo[afinfo->is_ipip][afinfo->family]); + if (unlikely(cur != afinfo)) err = -EINVAL; else RCU_INIT_POINTER(xfrm_input_afinfo[afinfo->is_ipip][afinfo->family], NULL); -- 2.51.2