linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Staging: rtl8723au: os_intfs: fixed case statement is variable issue

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Date:	Thu, 11 Aug 2016 11:25:58 -0400
From:	Jes Sorensen <Jes.Sorensen@...hat.com>
To:	Bing Sun <sunbing@...flag-linux.com>
Cc:	Larry.Finger@...inger.net, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org,
	linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, devel@...verdev.osuosl.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, sunbing.linux@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Staging: rtl8723au: os_intfs: fixed case statement is variable issue

Bing Sun <sunbing@...flag-linux.com> writes:
> Fixed sparse parse error:
> Expected constant expression in case statement.
>
> Signed-off-by: Bing Sun <sunbing@...flag-linux.com>
> ---
>  drivers/staging/rtl8723au/os_dep/os_intfs.c | 11 +++++------
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/os_dep/os_intfs.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/os_dep/os_intfs.c
> index b8848c2..f30d5d2 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/os_dep/os_intfs.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/os_dep/os_intfs.c
> @@ -283,14 +283,13 @@ static u32 rtw_classify8021d(struct sk_buff *skb)
>  	 */
>  	if (skb->priority >= 256 && skb->priority <= 263)
>  		return skb->priority - 256;
> -	switch (skb->protocol) {
> -	case htons(ETH_P_IP):
> +
> +	if (skb->protocol == htons(ETH_P_IP)) {
>  		dscp = ip_hdr(skb)->tos & 0xfc;
> -		break;
> -	default:
> -		return 0;
> +		return dscp >> 5;
>  	}
> -	return dscp >> 5;
> +
> +	return 0;
>  }

Pardon me here, but I find it really hard to see how this change is an
improvement over the old code in any shape or form.

Jes