ring-buffer: Prevent truncation of nr_pages / nr_subbufs

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Although ring_buffer_per_cpu::nr_pages is defined as unsigned long, it
is capped to 32-bits in a few places, limiting the operations possible
on a very large buffer. Use `unsigned long` where appropriate and
prevent truncation of values using nr_pages (or nr_subbufs).

While at it, subbuf_size must be at least `unsigned int`.

Note that persistent, remote and user-mapped ring buffers are capping
the number of pages to 30 bits already, making "int" safe in many
places.

Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260904164450.1345852-5-vdonnefort@google.com
Signed-off-by: Vincent Donnefort <vdonnefort@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>

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Vincent Donnefort 2026-09-04 17:44:50 +01:00 • committed by Steven Rostedt

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