[Linux PPC] 7.0-rc1: e500_mmu.c:923:26: error: assignment to 'struct tlbe_priv ' from incompatible pointer type 'struct tlbe_ref '

Christian Zigotzky <[email protected]> Mon, 23 Feb 2026 17:48:48 +0100

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Hello,

Compiling issue for e5500 machines for the RC1 of kernel 7.0:

arch/powerpc/kvm/e500_mmu.c: In function 'kvmppc_e500_tlb_init':
arch/powerpc/kvm/e500_mmu.c:923:26: error: assignment to 'struct 
tlbe_priv *' from incompatible pointer type 'struct tlbe_ref *' 
[-Werror=incompatible-pointer-types]
   923 |  vcpu_e500->gtlb_priv[0] = kzalloc_objs(struct tlbe_ref,
       |                          ^
arch/powerpc/kvm/e500_mmu.c:928:26: error: assignment to 'struct 
tlbe_priv *' from incompatible pointer type 'struct tlbe_ref *' 
[-Werror=incompatible-pointer-types]
   928 |  vcpu_e500->gtlb_priv[1] = kzalloc_objs(struct tlbe_ref,

Temporary solution: # CONFIG_VIRTUALIZATION is not set

Please solve this issue.

Thanks,
Christian