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Date:	Fri, 26 Oct 2012 09:44:07 +0200
From:	Bjørn Mork <bjorn@...k.no>
To:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	linux-usb@...r.kernel.org, Oliver Neukum <oliver@...kum.org>,
	Bjørn Mork <bjorn@...k.no>
Subject: [PATCH net-next] net: sierra: shut up sparse restricted type warnings

Removes the warnings

 drivers/net/usb/sierra_net.c:343:45: warning: incorrect type in assignment (different base types)
 drivers/net/usb/sierra_net.c:343:45:    expected unsigned short [unsigned] [short] [usertype] <noident>
 drivers/net/usb/sierra_net.c:343:45:    got restricted __be16 [usertype] <noident>

and

 drivers/net/usb/sierra_net.c:658:18: warning: cast to restricted __le16

Signed-off-by: Bjørn Mork <bjorn@...k.no>
---
 drivers/net/usb/sierra_net.c |    4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/sierra_net.c b/drivers/net/usb/sierra_net.c
index c27d277..2c3b82e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/sierra_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/sierra_net.c
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ static void sierra_net_set_ctx_index(struct sierra_net_data *priv, u8 ctx_ix)
 	dev_dbg(&(priv->usbnet->udev->dev), "%s %d", __func__, ctx_ix);
 	priv->tx_hdr_template[0] = 0x3F;
 	priv->tx_hdr_template[1] = ctx_ix;
-	*((u16 *)&priv->tx_hdr_template[2]) =
+	*((__be16 *)&priv->tx_hdr_template[2]) =
 		cpu_to_be16(SIERRA_NET_HIP_EXT_IP_OUT_ID);
 }
 
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ static int sierra_net_change_mtu(struct net_device *net, int new_mtu)
 static int sierra_net_get_fw_attr(struct usbnet *dev, u16 *datap)
 {
 	int result = 0;
-	u16 *attrdata;
+	__le16 *attrdata;
 
 	attrdata = kmalloc(sizeof(*attrdata), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!attrdata)
-- 
1.7.10.4

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