> -----Original Message-----
> From: dev <dev-boun...@dpdk.org> On Behalf Of Shahaf Shuler
> Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2018 9:05 AM
> To: Yongseok Koh <ys...@mellanox.com>
> Cc: dev@dpdk.org; Ori Kam <or...@mellanox.com>; Xueming(Steven) Li
> <xuemi...@mellanox.com>
> Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2] net/mlx5: fix compilation issue on ARM SOC
>
> On some ARM environment, the below compilation error will be seen
>
> dpdk/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_dv.c: In function
> 'flow_dv_translate_item_nvgre':
> /tmp/dpdk/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_dv.c:785:22: error: pointer targets
> in initialization differ in signedness [-Werror=pointer-sign]
> const char *tni_v = nvgre_v->tni;
>
> The reason for this error is that nvgre_v->tni is defined as byte array
> in size of 3B. However the code in the function iterate till the 4B in
> order to copy/set also the subsequent field after it (flow_id)
>
> Fixing by pointing to this struct from a different pointer.
>
> Fixes: fc2c498ccb94 ("net/mlx5: add Direct Verbs translate items")
> Cc: or...@mellanox.com
> Cc: xuemi...@mellanox.com
>
> Signed-off-by: Shahaf Shuler <shah...@mellanox.com>
> ---
>
> On v2:
> - changed pointer names.
> - added pointer for the tni and flow id mask
>
> ---
> drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_dv.c | 6 ++++--
> 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_dv.c
> b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_dv.c
> index a013201eab..becbc57b55 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_dv.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_dv.c
> @@ -780,6 +780,8 @@ flow_dv_translate_item_nvgre(void *matcher, void
> *key,
> const struct rte_flow_item_nvgre *nvgre_v = item->spec;
> void *misc_m = MLX5_ADDR_OF(fte_match_param, matcher,
> misc_parameters);
> void *misc_v = MLX5_ADDR_OF(fte_match_param, key,
> misc_parameters);
> + const char *tni_flow_id_m = (const char *)nvgre_m->tni;
> + const char *tni_flow_id_v = (const char *)nvgre_v->tni;
> char *gre_key_m;
> char *gre_key_v;
> int size;
> @@ -792,9 +794,9 @@ flow_dv_translate_item_nvgre(void *matcher, void
> *key,
> size = sizeof(nvgre_m->tni) + sizeof(nvgre_m->flow_id);
> gre_key_m = MLX5_ADDR_OF(fte_match_set_misc, misc_m,
> gre_key_h);
> gre_key_v = MLX5_ADDR_OF(fte_match_set_misc, misc_v,
> gre_key_h);
> - memcpy(gre_key_m, nvgre_m->tni, size);
> + memcpy(gre_key_m, tni_flow_id_m, size);
> for (i = 0; i < size; ++i)
> - gre_key_v[i] = gre_key_m[i] & ((const char *)(nvgre_v->tni))[i];
> + gre_key_v[i] = gre_key_m[i] & tni_flow_id_v[i];
> flow_dv_translate_item_gre(matcher, key, item, inner);
> }
>
> --
> 2.12.0
Acked-by: Ori Kam <or...@mellanox.com>
Thanks,
Ori
