1 files changed, 11 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/init/do_mounts_rd.c b/init/do_mounts_rd.c
index 6212586df29a..6be2879cca66 100644
--- a/init/do_mounts_rd.c
+++ b/init/do_mounts_rd.c
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+/*
+ * Many of the syscalls used in this file expect some of the arguments
+ * to be __user pointers not __kernel pointers.  To limit the sparse
+ * noise, turn off sparse checking for this file.
+ */
+#ifdef __CHECKER__
+#undef __CHECKER__
+#warning "Sparse checking disabled for this file"
+#endif
 
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/fs.h>
@@ -181,7 +190,7 @@ int __init rd_load_image(char *from)
         char rotator[4] = { '|' , '/' , '-' , '\\' };
 #endif
 
-        out_fd = sys_open((const char __user __force *) "/dev/ram", O_RDWR, 0);
+        out_fd = sys_open("/dev/ram", O_RDWR, 0);
         if (out_fd < 0)
                 goto out;
 
@@ -280,7 +289,7 @@ noclose_input:
         sys_close(out_fd);
 out:
         kfree(buf);
-        sys_unlink((const char __user __force *) "/dev/ram");
+        sys_unlink("/dev/ram");
         return res;
 }