linux-kernel - Re: mwifiex: Fixed endianness for event TLV type TLV_BTCOEX_WL

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Date:	Wed, 29 Jun 2016 15:52:59 +0000 (UTC)
From:	Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>
To:	Prasun Maiti <prasunmaiti87@...il.com>
Cc:	Amitkumar Karwar <akarwar@...vell.com>,
	Nishant Sarmukadam <nishants@...vell.com>,
	Linux Wireless <linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux Next <linux-next@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: mwifiex: Fixed endianness for event TLV type
 TLV_BTCOEX_WL_SCANTIME

Prasun Maiti <prasunmaiti87@...il.com> wrote:
> The two members min_scan_time and max_scan_time of structure
> "mwifiex_ie_types_btcoex_scan_time" are of two bytes each. The values
> are assigned directtly from firmware without endian conversion handling.
> So, wrong datas will get saved in big-endian systems.
> 
> This patch converts the values into cpu's byte order before assigning them
> into the local members.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Prasun Maiti <prasunmaiti87@...il.com>

I would like to see Reviewed-by from someone else before I apply this.

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