calls to dict_allocate_and_serialize() are not 64-bit clean

All calls to dict_allocate_and_serialize() pass the address of a 32-bit
type, but must cast it to the 64-bit pointer type (size_t *).

This happens to work on LE machines, but even if it's apparently benign,
it's still a bug. On BE machines it is not benign.

GF_PROTOCOL_DICT_SERIALIZE() hacks around it by creating a size_t temp
var, but that's, well, a hack, IMO when you consider that all the callers
are actually passing &<u_int>; the param should just be a u_int * and
eliminate the buggy casts and the temp var in the macro.

Nobody apparently uses the Fedora/EPEL PPC RPMs, but they might. People
are trying to build gluster.org bits on SPARC and tripping over this.

Change-Id: I92ea139f9e3e91ddbbb32a51b96fa582a9515626
Signed-off-by: Kaleb S. KEITHLEY <kkeithle@redhat.com>
BUG: 838928
Reviewed-on: http://review.gluster.com/3643
Tested-by: Gluster Build System <jenkins@build.gluster.com>
Reviewed-by: Vijay Bellur <vbellur@redhat.com>

8 files changed, 77 insertions, 109 deletions

diff --git a/cli/src/cli-rpc-ops.c b/cli/src/cli-rpc-ops.c
index b85cec1c93c..da560f2c786 100644
--- a/cli/src/cli-rpc-ops.c
+++ b/cli/src/cli-rpc-ops.c
@@ -2458,9 +2458,8 @@ gf_cli3_1_get_volume (call_frame_t *frame, xlator_t *this,
                 goto out;
         }
 
-        ret = dict_allocate_and_serialize (dict,
-                                           &req.dict.dict_val,
-                                           (size_t *)&req.dict.dict_len);
+        ret = dict_allocate_and_serialize (dict, &req.dict.dict_val,
+                                           &req.dict.dict_len);
 
         ret = cli_cmd_submit (&req, frame, cli_rpc_prog,
                               GLUSTER_CLI_GET_VOLUME, NULL,
@@ -2495,9 +2494,8 @@ gf_cli3_1_create_volume (call_frame_t *frame, xlator_t *this,
 
         dict = dict_ref ((dict_t *)data);
 
-        ret = dict_allocate_and_serialize (dict,
-                                           &req.dict.dict_val,
-                                           (size_t *)&req.dict.dict_len);
+        ret = dict_allocate_and_serialize (dict, &req.dict.dict_val,
+                                           &req.dict.dict_len);
         if (ret < 0) {
                 gf_log (this->name, GF_LOG_DEBUG,
                         "failed to get serialized length of dict");
@@ -2558,9 +2556,8 @@ gf_cli3_1_delete_volume (call_frame_t *frame, xlator_t *this,
                 frame->local = local;
         }
 
-        ret = dict_allocate_and_serialize (dict,
-                                           &req.dict.dict_val,
-                                           (size_t *)&req.dict.dict_len);
+        ret = dict_allocate_and_serialize (dict, &req.dict.dict_val,
+                                           &req.dict.dict_len);
         if (ret < 0) {
                 gf_log (this->name, GF_LOG_ERROR,
                         "failed to get serialize dict");
@@ -2599,9 +2596,8 @@ gf_cli3_1_start_volume (call_frame_t *frame, xlator_t *this,
         dict = data;
         local = cli_local_get ();
 
-        ret = dict_allocate_and_serialize (dict,
-                                           &req.dict.dict_val,
-                                           (size_t *)&req.dict.dict_len);
+        ret = dict_allocate_and_serialize (dict, &req.dict.dict_val,
+                                           &req.dict.dict_len);
         if (ret < 0) {
                 gf_log (this->name, GF_LOG_ERROR,
                         "failed to serialize dict");
@@ -2647,9 +2643,8 @@ gf_cli3_1_stop_volume (call_frame_t *frame, xlator_t *this,
                 frame->local = local;
         }
 
-        ret = dict_allocate_and_serialize (dict,
-                                           &req.dict.dict_val,
-                                           (size_t *) &req.dict.dict_len);
+        ret = dict_allocate_and_serialize (dict, &req.dict.dict_val,
+                                           &req.dict.dict_len);
         if (ret < 0) {
                 gf_log (this->name, GF_LOG_ERROR,
                         "failed to serialize the data");
@@ -2749,9 +2744,8 @@ done:
                 frame->local = local;
         }
 
-        ret = dict_allocate_and_serialize (req_dict,
-                                           &req.dict.dict_val,
-                                           (size_t *) &req.dict.dict_len);
+        ret = dict_allocate_and_serialize (req_dict, &req.dict.dict_val,
+                                           &req.dict.dict_len);
         if (ret < 0) {
                 gf_log (this->name, GF_LOG_ERROR,
                         "failed to serialize the data");
@@ -2785,9 +2779,8 @@ gf_cli3_1_rename_volume (call_frame_t *frame, xlator_t *this,
 
         dict = data;
 
-        ret = dict_allocate_and_serialize (dict,
-                                           &req.dict.dict_val,
-                                           (size_t *) &req.dict.dict_len);
+        ret = dict_allocate_and_serialize (dict, &req.dict.dict_val,
+                                           &req.dict.dict_len);
         if (ret < 0) {
                 gf_log (this->name, GF_LOG_ERROR,
                         "failed to serialize the data");
@@ -2822,9 +2815,8 @@ gf_cli3_1_reset_volume (call_frame_t *frame, xlator_t *this,
 
         dict = data;
 
-        ret = dict_allocate_and_serialize (dict,
-                                           &req.dict.dict_val,
-                                           (size_t *)&req.dict.dict_len);
+        ret = dict_allocate_and_serialize (dict, &req.dict.dict_val,
+                                           &req.dict.dict_len);
         if (ret < 0) {
                 gf_log (this->name, GF_LOG_ERROR,
                         "failed to get serialized length of dict");
@@ -2857,9 +2849,8 @@ gf_cli3_1_set_volume (call_frame_t *frame, xlator_t *this,
 
         dict = data;
 
-        ret = dict_allocate_and_serialize (dict,
-                                           &req.dict.dict_val,
-                                           (size_t *)&req.dict.dict_len);
+        ret = dict_allocate_and_serialize (dict, &req.dict.dict_val,
+                                           &req.dict.dict_len);
         if (ret < 0) {
                 gf_log (this->name, GF_LOG_DEBUG,
                         "failed to get serialized length of dict");
@@ -2904,9 +2895,8 @@ gf_cli3_1_add_brick (call_frame_t *frame, xlator_t *this,
                 goto out;
 
 
-        ret = dict_allocate_and_serialize (dict,
-                                           &req.dict.dict_val,
-                                           (size_t *)&req.dict.dict_len);
+        ret = dict_allocate_and_serialize (dict, &req.dict.dict_val,
+                                           &req.dict.dict_len);
         if (ret < 0) {
                 gf_log (this->name, GF_LOG_DEBUG,
                         "failed to get serialized length of dict");
@@ -2972,9 +2962,8 @@ gf_cli3_1_remove_brick (call_frame_t *frame, xlator_t *this,
         if ((command != GF_OP_CMD_STATUS) &&
             (command != GF_OP_CMD_STOP)) {
 
-                ret = dict_allocate_and_serialize (dict,
-                                                   &req.dict.dict_val,
-                                                   (size_t *)&req.dict.dict_len);
+                ret = dict_allocate_and_serialize (dict, &req.dict.dict_val,
+                                                   &req.dict.dict_len);
                 if (ret < 0) {
                         gf_log (this->name, GF_LOG_DEBUG,
                                 "failed to get serialized length of dict");
@@ -3012,9 +3001,8 @@ gf_cli3_1_remove_brick (call_frame_t *frame, xlator_t *this,
                         goto out;
                 }
 
-                ret = dict_allocate_and_serialize (req_dict,
-                                                   &status_req.dict.dict_val,
-                                                   (size_t *) &status_req.dict.dict_len);
+                ret = dict_allocate_and_serialize (req_dict, &status_req.dict.dict_val,
+                                                   &status_req.dict.dict_len);
                 if (ret < 0) {
                         gf_log (this->name, GF_LOG_ERROR,
                                 "failed to serialize the data");
@@ -3109,9 +3097,8 @@ gf_cli3_1_replace_brick (call_frame_t *frame, xlator_t *this,
                 dst_brick, op);
 
 
-        ret = dict_allocate_and_serialize (dict,
-                                           &req.dict.dict_val,
-                                           (size_t *)&req.dict.dict_len);
+        ret = dict_allocate_and_serialize (dict, &req.dict.dict_val,
+                                           &req.dict.dict_len);
         if (ret < 0) {
                 gf_log (this->name, GF_LOG_DEBUG,
                         "failed to get serialized length of dict");
@@ -3149,9 +3136,8 @@ gf_cli3_1_log_rotate (call_frame_t *frame, xlator_t *this,
 
         dict = data;
 
-        ret = dict_allocate_and_serialize (dict,
-                                           &req.dict.dict_val,
-                                           (size_t *)&req.dict.dict_len);
+        ret = dict_allocate_and_serialize (dict, &req.dict.dict_val,
+                                           &req.dict.dict_len);
 
         if (ret < 0) {
                 gf_log (THIS->name, GF_LOG_ERROR, "failed to serialize dict");
@@ -3186,9 +3172,8 @@ gf_cli3_1_sync_volume (call_frame_t *frame, xlator_t *this,
         }
 
         dict = data;
-        ret = dict_allocate_and_serialize (dict,
-                                           &req.dict.dict_val,
-                                           (size_t *)&req.dict.dict_len);
+        ret = dict_allocate_and_serialize (dict, &req.dict.dict_val,
+                                           &req.dict.dict_len);
 
         if (ret < 0) {
                 gf_log (THIS->name, GF_LOG_ERROR, "failed to serialize dict");
@@ -3253,9 +3238,8 @@ gf_cli3_1_quota (call_frame_t *frame, xlator_t *this,
 
         dict = data;
 
-        ret = dict_allocate_and_serialize (dict,
-                                           &req.dict.dict_val,
-                                           (size_t *)&req.dict.dict_len);
+        ret = dict_allocate_and_serialize (dict, &req.dict.dict_val,
+                                           &req.dict.dict_len);
         if (ret < 0) {
                 gf_log (this->name, GF_LOG_ERROR,
                         "failed to get serialized length of dict");
@@ -3629,9 +3613,8 @@ gf_cli3_1_gsync_set (call_frame_t *frame, xlator_t *this,
 
         dict = data;
 
-        ret = dict_allocate_and_serialize (dict,
-                                           &req.dict.dict_val,
-                                           (size_t *) &req.dict.dict_len);
+        ret = dict_allocate_and_serialize (dict, &req.dict.dict_val,
+                                           &req.dict.dict_len);
         if (ret < 0) {
                 gf_log (this->name, GF_LOG_ERROR,
                         "failed to serialize the data");
@@ -4001,9 +3984,8 @@ gf_cli3_1_profile_volume (call_frame_t *frame, xlator_t *this, void *data)
                 goto out;
         dict = data;
 
-        ret = dict_allocate_and_serialize (dict,
-                                           &req.dict.dict_val,
-                                           (size_t *)&req.dict.dict_len);
+        ret = dict_allocate_and_serialize (dict, &req.dict.dict_val,
+                                           &req.dict.dict_len);
 
         if (ret < 0) {
                 gf_log (this->name, GF_LOG_ERROR,
@@ -4261,9 +4243,8 @@ gf_cli3_1_top_volume (call_frame_t *frame, xlator_t *this, void *data)
                 goto out;
         dict = data;
 
-        ret = dict_allocate_and_serialize (dict,
-                                           &req.dict.dict_val,
-                                           (size_t *)&req.dict.dict_len);
+        ret = dict_allocate_and_serialize (dict, &req.dict.dict_val,
+                                           &req.dict.dict_len);
         if (ret < 0) {
                 gf_log (this->name, GF_LOG_ERROR,
                         "failed to serialize the data");
@@ -5557,9 +5538,8 @@ gf_cli3_1_status_volume (call_frame_t *frame, xlator_t *this,
 
         dict = data;
 
-        ret = dict_allocate_and_serialize (dict,
-                                           &req.dict.dict_val,
-                                           (size_t *)&req.dict.dict_len);
+        ret = dict_allocate_and_serialize (dict, &req.dict.dict_val,
+                                           &req.dict.dict_len);
         if (ret < 0) {
                 gf_log ("cli", GF_LOG_ERROR,
                         "failed to serialize the data");
@@ -5713,7 +5693,7 @@ gf_cli3_1_mount (call_frame_t *frame, xlator_t *this, void *data)
 
         req.label = label;
         ret = dict_allocate_and_serialize (dict, &req.dict.dict_val,
-                                           (size_t *)&req.dict.dict_len);
+                                           &req.dict.dict_len);
         if (ret) {
                 ret = -1;
                 goto out;
@@ -6001,9 +5981,8 @@ gf_cli3_1_heal_volume (call_frame_t *frame, xlator_t *this,
                 frame->local = local;
         }
 
-        ret = dict_allocate_and_serialize (dict,
-                                           &req.dict.dict_val,
-                                           (size_t *)&req.dict.dict_len);
+        ret = dict_allocate_and_serialize (dict, &req.dict.dict_val,
+                                           &req.dict.dict_len);
         if (ret < 0) {
                 gf_log (this->name, GF_LOG_ERROR,
                         "failed to serialize the data");
@@ -6082,9 +6061,8 @@ gf_cli3_1_statedump_volume (call_frame_t *frame, xlator_t *this,
 
         options = data;
 
-        ret = dict_allocate_and_serialize (options,
-                                           &req.dict.dict_val,
-                                           (size_t *)&req.dict.dict_len);
+        ret = dict_allocate_and_serialize (options, &req.dict.dict_val,
+                                           &req.dict.dict_len);
         if (ret < 0) {
                 gf_log (this->name, GF_LOG_ERROR,
                         "failed to serialize the data");
@@ -6284,9 +6262,8 @@ gf_cli3_1_clearlocks_volume (call_frame_t *frame, xlator_t *this,
 
         options = data;
 
-        ret = dict_allocate_and_serialize (options,
-                                           &req.dict.dict_val,
-                                           (size_t *)&req.dict.dict_len);
+        ret = dict_allocate_and_serialize (options, &req.dict.dict_val,
+                                           &req.dict.dict_len);
         if (ret < 0) {
                 gf_log ("cli", GF_LOG_ERROR,
                         "failed to serialize the data");
diff --git a/glusterfsd/src/glusterfsd-mgmt.c b/glusterfsd/src/glusterfsd-mgmt.c
index f313fa4c630..fb1619bc512 100644
--- a/glusterfsd/src/glusterfsd-mgmt.c
+++ b/glusterfsd/src/glusterfsd-mgmt.c
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ glusterfs_terminate_response_send (rpcsvc_request_t *req, int op_ret)
 
         if (dict)
                 ret = dict_allocate_and_serialize (dict, &rsp.output.output_val,
-                                                (size_t *)&rsp.output.output_len);
+                                                   &rsp.output.output_len);
 
 
         if (ret == 0)
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ glusterfs_translator_info_response_send (rpcsvc_request_t *req, int ret,
         if (output) {
                 ret = dict_allocate_and_serialize (output,
                                                    &rsp.output.output_val,
-                                              (size_t *)&rsp.output.output_len);
+                                                   &rsp.output.output_len);
         }
         if (!ret)
                 free_ptr = _gf_true;
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ glusterfs_xlator_op_response_send (rpcsvc_request_t *req, int op_ret,
         if (output) {
                 ret = dict_allocate_and_serialize (output,
                                                    &rsp.output.output_val,
-                                              (size_t *)&rsp.output.output_len);
+                                                   &rsp.output.output_len);
         }
         if (!ret)
                 free_ptr = _gf_true;
@@ -904,7 +904,7 @@ glusterfs_handle_brick_status (rpcsvc_request_t *req)
                 rsp.op_errstr = "";
 
         ret = dict_allocate_and_serialize (output, &rsp.output.output_val,
-                                           (size_t *)&rsp.output.output_len);
+                                           &rsp.output.output_len);
         if (ret) {
                 gf_log (this->name, GF_LOG_ERROR,
                         "Failed to serialize output dict to rsp");
@@ -1088,7 +1088,7 @@ glusterfs_handle_node_status (rpcsvc_request_t *req)
                 rsp.op_errstr = "";
 
         ret = dict_allocate_and_serialize (output, &rsp.output.output_val,
-                                           (size_t *)&rsp.output.output_len);
+                                           &rsp.output.output_len);
         if (ret) {
                 gf_log (THIS->name, GF_LOG_ERROR,
                         "Failed to serialize output dict to rsp");
@@ -1186,7 +1186,7 @@ glusterfs_handle_nfs_profile (rpcsvc_request_t *req)
         rsp.op_errstr = "";
 
         ret = dict_allocate_and_serialize (output, &rsp.output.output_val,
-                                           (size_t *)&rsp.output.output_len);
+                                           &rsp.output.output_len);
         if (ret) {
                 gf_log (THIS->name, GF_LOG_ERROR,
                         "Failed to serialize output dict to rsp");
@@ -1748,7 +1748,7 @@ glusterfs_rebalance_event_notify (dict_t *dict)
                         gf_log ("", GF_LOG_ERROR, "failed to set volname");
 
                 ret = dict_allocate_and_serialize (dict, &req.dict.dict_val,
-                                                (size_t *)&req.dict.dict_len);
+                                                   &req.dict.dict_len);
         }
 
         ret = mgmt_submit_request (&req, frame, ctx, &clnt_handshake_prog,
diff --git a/libglusterfs/src/dict.c b/libglusterfs/src/dict.c
index 9b0d7ff18b7..ee265c9dbd4 100644
--- a/libglusterfs/src/dict.c
+++ b/libglusterfs/src/dict.c
@@ -2450,7 +2450,7 @@ out:
  */
 
 int32_t
-dict_allocate_and_serialize (dict_t *this, char **buf, size_t *length)
+dict_allocate_and_serialize (dict_t *this, char **buf, u_int *length)
 {
         int           ret    = -EINVAL;
         ssize_t       len = 0;
diff --git a/libglusterfs/src/dict.h b/libglusterfs/src/dict.h
index 4e7cf2406eb..3f0fc436cc2 100644
--- a/libglusterfs/src/dict.h
+++ b/libglusterfs/src/dict.h
@@ -29,13 +29,11 @@ typedef struct _data_pair data_pair_t;
 
 #define GF_PROTOCOL_DICT_SERIALIZE(this,from_dict,to,len,ope,labl) do { \
                 int    ret     = 0;                                     \
-                size_t dictlen = 0;                                     \
                                                                         \
                 if (!from_dict)                                         \
                         break;                                          \
                                                                         \
-                ret = dict_allocate_and_serialize (from_dict, to,       \
-                                                   &dictlen);           \
+                ret = dict_allocate_and_serialize (from_dict, to, &len);\
                 if (ret < 0) {                                          \
                         gf_log (this->name, GF_LOG_WARNING,             \
                                 "failed to get serialized dict (%s)",   \
@@ -43,7 +41,6 @@ typedef struct _data_pair data_pair_t;
                         ope = EINVAL;                                   \
                         goto labl;                                      \
                 }                                                       \
-                len = dictlen;                                          \
         } while (0)
 
 
@@ -114,7 +111,7 @@ int32_t dict_serialized_length (dict_t *dict);
 int32_t dict_serialize (dict_t *dict, char *buf);
 int32_t dict_unserialize (char *buf, int32_t size, dict_t **fill);
 
-int32_t dict_allocate_and_serialize (dict_t *this, char **buf, size_t *length);
+int32_t dict_allocate_and_serialize (dict_t *this, char **buf, u_int *length);
 
 void dict_destroy (dict_t *dict);
 void dict_unref (dict_t *dict);
diff --git a/xlators/mgmt/glusterd/src/glusterd-handler.c b/xlators/mgmt/glusterd/src/glusterd-handler.c
index 0e3c211b3f9..2dcfd28148f 100644
--- a/xlators/mgmt/glusterd/src/glusterd-handler.c
+++ b/xlators/mgmt/glusterd/src/glusterd-handler.c
@@ -928,7 +928,7 @@ glusterd_handle_cli_list_volume (rpcsvc_request_t *req)
                 goto out;
 
         ret = dict_allocate_and_serialize (dict, &rsp.dict.dict_val,
-                                           (size_t *)&rsp.dict.dict_len);
+                                           &rsp.dict.dict_len);
         if (ret)
                 goto out;
 
@@ -1229,7 +1229,7 @@ glusterd_fsm_log_send_resp (rpcsvc_request_t *req, int op_ret,
         rsp.op_errstr = op_errstr;
         if (rsp.op_ret == 0)
                 ret = dict_allocate_and_serialize (dict, &rsp.fsm_log.fsm_log_val,
-                                                (size_t *)&rsp.fsm_log.fsm_log_len);
+                                                &rsp.fsm_log.fsm_log_len);
 
         ret = glusterd_submit_reply (req, &rsp, NULL, 0, NULL,
                                      (xdrproc_t)xdr_gf1_cli_fsm_log_rsp);
@@ -1401,9 +1401,8 @@ glusterd_op_stage_send_resp (rpcsvc_request_t   *req,
         else
                 rsp.op_errstr = "";
 
-        ret = dict_allocate_and_serialize (rsp_dict,
-                                           &rsp.dict.dict_val,
-                                           (size_t *)&rsp.dict.dict_len);
+        ret = dict_allocate_and_serialize (rsp_dict, &rsp.dict.dict_val,
+                                           &rsp.dict.dict_len);
         if (ret < 0) {
                 gf_log ("", GF_LOG_DEBUG,
                         "failed to get serialized length of dict");
@@ -1440,9 +1439,8 @@ glusterd_op_commit_send_resp (rpcsvc_request_t *req,
                 rsp.op_errstr = "";
 
         if (rsp_dict) {
-                ret = dict_allocate_and_serialize (rsp_dict,
-                                                   &rsp.dict.dict_val,
-                                                   (size_t *)&rsp.dict.dict_len);
+                ret = dict_allocate_and_serialize (rsp_dict, &rsp.dict.dict_val,
+                                                   &rsp.dict.dict_len);
                 if (ret < 0) {
                         gf_log ("", GF_LOG_DEBUG,
                                 "failed to get serialized length of dict");
@@ -2469,7 +2467,7 @@ glusterd_list_friends (rpcsvc_request_t *req, dict_t *dict, int32_t flags)
         }
 
         ret = dict_allocate_and_serialize (friends, &rsp.friends.friends_val,
-                                           (size_t *)&rsp.friends.friends_len);
+                                           &rsp.friends.friends_len);
 
         if (ret)
                 goto out;
@@ -2576,7 +2574,7 @@ respond:
         if (ret)
                 goto out;
         ret = dict_allocate_and_serialize (volumes, &rsp.dict.dict_val,
-                                           (size_t *)&rsp.dict.dict_len);
+                                           &rsp.dict.dict_len);
 
         if (ret)
                 goto out;
diff --git a/xlators/mgmt/glusterd/src/glusterd-op-sm.c b/xlators/mgmt/glusterd/src/glusterd-op-sm.c
index 2d56778102f..586312a9c53 100644
--- a/xlators/mgmt/glusterd/src/glusterd-op-sm.c
+++ b/xlators/mgmt/glusterd/src/glusterd-op-sm.c
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ glusterd_brick_op_build_payload (glusterd_op_t op, glusterd_brickinfo_t *brickin
         }
 
         ret = dict_allocate_and_serialize (dict, &brick_req->input.input_val,
-                                           (size_t*)&brick_req->input.input_len);
+                                           &brick_req->input.input_len);
         if (ret)
                 goto out;
         *req = brick_req;
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ glusterd_node_op_build_payload (glusterd_op_t op, gd1_mgmt_brick_op_req **req,
         }
 
         ret = dict_allocate_and_serialize (dict, &brick_req->input.input_val,
-                                           (size_t*)&brick_req->input.input_len);
+                                           &brick_req->input.input_len);
 
         if (ret)
                 goto out;
diff --git a/xlators/mgmt/glusterd/src/glusterd-rpc-ops.c b/xlators/mgmt/glusterd/src/glusterd-rpc-ops.c
index a7ccda71f72..f47b5b70db3 100644
--- a/xlators/mgmt/glusterd/src/glusterd-rpc-ops.c
+++ b/xlators/mgmt/glusterd/src/glusterd-rpc-ops.c
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ glusterd_op_send_cli_response (glusterd_op_t op, int32_t op_ret,
 
         if (ctx) {
                 ret = dict_allocate_and_serialize (ctx, &rsp.dict.dict_val,
-                                                   (size_t*)&rsp.dict.dict_len);
+                                                   &rsp.dict.dict_len);
                 if (ret < 0 )
                         gf_log (THIS->name, GF_LOG_ERROR, "failed to "
                                 "serialize buffer");
@@ -1493,7 +1493,7 @@ glusterd3_1_friend_add (call_frame_t *frame, xlator_t *this,
         req.port = peerinfo->port;
 
         ret = dict_allocate_and_serialize (vols, &req.vols.vols_val,
-                                           (size_t *)&req.vols.vols_len);
+                                           &req.vols.vols_len);
         if (ret)
                 goto out;
 
@@ -1558,8 +1558,6 @@ glusterd3_1_friend_update (call_frame_t *frame, xlator_t *this,
         int                     ret         = 0;
         glusterd_conf_t        *priv        = NULL;
         dict_t                 *friends     = NULL;
-        char                   *dict_buf    = NULL;
-        size_t                  len         = -1;
         call_frame_t           *dummy_frame = NULL;
         glusterd_peerinfo_t    *peerinfo    = NULL;
 
@@ -1574,13 +1572,11 @@ glusterd3_1_friend_update (call_frame_t *frame, xlator_t *this,
         if (ret)
                 goto out;
 
-        ret = dict_allocate_and_serialize (friends, &dict_buf, (size_t *)&len);
+        ret = dict_allocate_and_serialize (friends, &req.friends.friends_val,
+                                           &req.friends.friends_len);
         if (ret)
                 goto out;
 
-        req.friends.friends_val = dict_buf;
-        req.friends.friends_len = len;
-
         uuid_copy (req.uuid, priv->uuid);
 
         dummy_frame = create_frame (this, this->ctx->pool);
@@ -1698,7 +1694,7 @@ glusterd3_1_stage_op (call_frame_t *frame, xlator_t *this,
         req.op = glusterd_op_get_op ();
 
         ret = dict_allocate_and_serialize (dict, &req.buf.buf_val,
-                                           (size_t *)&req.buf.buf_len);
+                                           &req.buf.buf_len);
         if (ret)
                 goto out;
 
@@ -1752,7 +1748,7 @@ glusterd3_1_commit_op (call_frame_t *frame, xlator_t *this,
         req.op = glusterd_op_get_op ();
 
         ret = dict_allocate_and_serialize (dict, &req.buf.buf_val,
-                                           (size_t *)&req.buf.buf_len);
+                                           &req.buf.buf_len);
         if (ret)
                 goto out;
 
diff --git a/xlators/mgmt/glusterd/src/glusterd-syncop.c b/xlators/mgmt/glusterd/src/glusterd-syncop.c
index 7cdc1c3c28b..2b2e9d2e69d 100644
--- a/xlators/mgmt/glusterd/src/glusterd-syncop.c
+++ b/xlators/mgmt/glusterd/src/glusterd-syncop.c
@@ -295,8 +295,8 @@ gd_syncop_mgmt_stage_op (struct rpc_clnt *rpc, uuid_t my_uuid, uuid_t recv_uuid,
         args.op_ret = -1;
         args.op_errno = ENOTCONN;
 
-        ret = dict_allocate_and_serialize (dict_out, &req.buf.buf_val,
-                                           (size_t *)&req.buf.buf_len);
+        ret = dict_allocate_and_serialize (dict_out,
+                                           &req.buf.buf_val, &req.buf.buf_len);
         if (ret)
                 goto out;
 
@@ -395,8 +395,8 @@ gd_syncop_mgmt_commit_op (struct rpc_clnt *rpc, uuid_t my_uuid, uuid_t recv_uuid
         args.op_ret = -1;
         args.op_errno = ENOTCONN;
 
-        ret = dict_allocate_and_serialize (dict_out, &req.buf.buf_val,
-                                           (size_t *)&req.buf.buf_len);
+        ret = dict_allocate_and_serialize (dict_out,
+                                           &req.buf.buf_val, &req.buf.buf_len);
         if (ret)
                 goto out;