[PATCH 1/2] fb.h: Provide alternate screen_base pointer

Some drivers use member screen_base of struct fb_info to store non-
__iomem pointers, creating the need for ugly __force typecasts to
avoid sparse warnings. This adds an alternate pointer without the
__iomem qualifyer for this use.

Signed-off-by: Lars Svensson <redacted>
---
New version of my previous patch, reworked as suggested by Dan
Carpenter. For the name of the pointer, "screen_buffer" was the
best I could come up with. Other suggestions?

//Lars
---
 include/linux/fb.h | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/fb.h b/include/linux/fb.h
index bc9afa7..41a3b11 100644
--- a/include/linux/fb.h
+++ b/include/linux/fb.h

@@ -483,7 +483,10 @@ struct fb_info {
 #ifdef CONFIG_FB_TILEBLITTING
 	struct fb_tile_ops *tileops;    /* Tile Blitting */
 #endif
-	char __iomem *screen_base;	/* Virtual address */
+	union {
+		char __iomem *screen_base;	/* Virtual address */
+		char *screen_buffer;
+	};
 	unsigned long screen_size;	/* Amount of ioremapped VRAM or 0 */ 
 	void *pseudo_palette;		/* Fake palette of 16 colors */ 
 #define FBINFO_STATE_RUNNING	0

-- 
2.4.2

Member screen_base in struct fb_info is declared __iomem causing
a sparse warning as below when passed to vfree(). Instead use non-
__iomem pointer screen_buffer to avoid the warning.

fbtft-core.c:922:39: warning: incorrect type in argument 1 \
(different address spaces)
fbtft-core.c:922:39:    expected void const *addr
fbtft-core.c:922:39:    got char [noderef] <asn:2>*screen_base

Signed-off-by: Lars Svensson <redacted>
---
 drivers/staging/fbtft/fbtft-core.c | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/fbtft/fbtft-core.c b/drivers/staging/fbtft/fbtft-core.c
index 7f5fa3d..a5fade2 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/fbtft/fbtft-core.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/fbtft/fbtft-core.c

@@ -779,7 +779,7 @@ struct fb_info *fbtft_framebuffer_alloc(struct fbtft_display *display,
 	if (!info)
 		goto alloc_fail;
 
-	info->screen_base = (u8 __force __iomem *)vmem;
+	info->screen_buffer = vmem;
 	info->fbops = fbops;
 	info->fbdefio = fbdefio;
 

@@ -919,7 +919,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(fbtft_framebuffer_alloc);
 void fbtft_framebuffer_release(struct fb_info *info)
 {
 	fb_deferred_io_cleanup(info);
-	vfree(info->screen_base);
+	vfree(info->screen_buffer);
 	framebuffer_release(info);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(fbtft_framebuffer_release);

-- 
2.4.2

Could you update everything in that directory all at once instead?

grep screen_base drivers/staging/fbtft/*c

regards,
dan carpenter