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Fix userspace compilation of ip_tables.h/ip6_tables.h in C++ mode

PATCH In review Jason Gunthorpe 2 participants 2 messages Sep 30, 2012 – Oct 1, 2012

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PATCH 1/1 Fix userspace compilation of ip_tables.h/ip6_tables.h in C++ mode

The implicit cast from void * is not allowed for C++ compilers, and the arithmetic on void * generates warnings in C++ mode.

$ g++ -c t.cc
ip_tables.h:221:24: warning: pointer of type 'void *' used in arithmetic
ip_tables.h:221:24: error: invalid conversion from 'void*' to 'xt_entry_target*'
---
 include/linux/netfilter_ipv4/ip_tables.h  |    2 +-
 include/linux/netfilter_ipv6/ip6_tables.h |    2 +-
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
include/linux/netfilter_ipv4/ip_tables.h +1 -1
index db79231..050ad8a 100644
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ struct ipt_get_entries {
 static __inline__ struct xt_entry_target *
 ipt_get_target(struct ipt_entry *e)
 {
-	return (void *)e + e->target_offset;
+	return (struct xt_entry_target *)((__u8 *)e + e->target_offset);
 }
 
 /*
include/linux/netfilter_ipv6/ip6_tables.h +1 -1
index 08c2cbb..3349bf1 100644
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ struct ip6t_get_entries {
 static __inline__ struct xt_entry_target *
 ip6t_get_target(struct ip6t_entry *e)
 {
-	return (void *)e + e->target_offset;
+	return (struct xt_entry_target *)((__u8 *)e + e->target_offset);
 }
 
 /*
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From: Jason Gunthorpe <[email protected]>
Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2012 17:17:37 -0600

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The implicit cast from void * is not allowed for C++ compilers, and the arithmetic on void * generates warnings in C++ mode.

$ g++ -c t.cc
ip_tables.h:221:24: warning: pointer of type 'void *' used in arithmetic
ip_tables.h:221:24: error: invalid conversion from 'void*' to 'xt_entry_target*'

Please post netfilter patches to [email protected]

Thank you.