Advisory: Cannot tell what pointer points to, assuming global memory space

// C code(hello.c):
typedef  struct  g_states_t 
... {
    int i; 
    struct g_states_t *pnext;
} g_state;

typedef  struct  ST
... {
    g_states_t **cur;
    g_states_t *ctx[4];
} ST;

void  setstates(ST  * ps, g_states_t states[ 4 ])
... {
    for (int i = 0; i < 4 ; i++)
    ...{
        ps->ctx[i] = &states[i];
    }
}  

void  main( int  argc,  char   *  argv[])
... {

    g_states_t states[4] = 
    ...{
        ...{400, &states[1]},
        ...{401, &states[2]},
        ...{402, &states[3]},
        ...{403, &states[0]}
    };

    ST s1, *ps1;
    ps1 = &s1;

    setstates(ps1, states);
    ps1->ctx[2]->i = 123;
    ps1->ctx[2]->pnext = &states[0];
    ps1->ctx[3]->pnext->i = 456;

    printf("%d ", ps1->ctx[2]->i);//ok,output:123
    printf("%d ", ps1->ctx[2]->pnext->i);//ok,output:456
    printf("%d ", ps1->ctx[3]->pnext->i);/**/////ok,output:456

    printf("hello");
}

/**/ /////////////////////////////////////////////
GPU code(kernel.cu):
typedef  struct  g_states_t 
... {
    int i; 
    struct g_states_t *pnext;
} g_state;

typedef  struct  ST
... {
    g_states_t **cur;
    g_states_t *ctx[4];
} ST;


__device__ 
void  setstates(ST  * ps, g_states_t states[ 4 ])
... {
    for (int i = 0; i < 4 ; i++)
    ...{
        ps->ctx[i] = &states[i];
    }
}


__global__ 
void  kernel()
... {
    g_states_t states[4] = 
    ...{
        ...{400, &states[1]},
        ...{401, &states[2]},
        ...{402, &states[3]},
        ...{403, &states[0]}
    };

    ST s1, *ps1;
    ps1 = &s1;

    setstates(ps1, states);
    ps1->ctx[2]->i = 123;//err    
    ps1->ctx[2]->pnext = &states[0];//err
    ps1->ctx[3]->pnext->i = 456;//err
}

 

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When compile the GPU code in Release mode,prompt:

1>正在执行自定义生成步骤
1>cu_host.cu
1>tmpxft_00001ae8_00000000-3.gpu
1>tmpxft_00001ae8_00000000-7.gpu
1>"E:/MYWIND~1/TEMP/tmpxft_00001ae8_00000000-8.i", line 43: Advisory: Cannot tell what pointer points to, assuming global memory space
1>"E:/MYWIND~1/TEMP/tmpxft_00001ae8_00000000-8.i", line 44: Advisory: Cannot tell what pointer points to, assuming global memory space
1>"E:/MYWIND~1/TEMP/tmpxft_00001ae8_00000000-8.i", line 45: Advisory: Cannot tell what pointer points to, assuming global memory space
1>"E:/MYWIND~1/TEMP/tmpxft_00001ae8_00000000-8.i", line 45: Advisory: Cannot tell what pointer points to, assuming global memory space
1>tmpxft_00001ae8_00000000-3.c
1>tmpxft_00001ae8_00000000-12.i

What's the reason?
Advisory: Cannot tell what pointer points to, assuming global memory space
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Would you please explain the reason of the problem?
And how to implement the state machine in device code?
Can you tell me the restrict in operation of device memory,such as pointer:
"ps1->ctx[3]->pnext->i"
is this usage legal?

Please read my code in:  
http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?showtopic=61188