linux-kernel - [PATCH 3.18 27/27] staging: r8712u: Fix Sparse warning in rtl871x

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Message-Id: <20171106112737.691803099@linuxfoundation.org>
Date:   Mon,  6 Nov 2017 12:28:12 +0100
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        stable@...r.kernel.org, Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>,
        Sasha Levin <alexander.levin@...izon.com>
Subject: [PATCH 3.18 27/27] staging: r8712u: Fix Sparse warning in rtl871x_xmit.c

3.18-stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let me know.

------------------

From: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>


[ Upstream commit 07222e535831b916221dd2a48a3047ec7e45dc72 ]

Sparse reports the following:
  CHECK   drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_xmit.c
drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_xmit.c:350:44: warning: restricted __le32 degrades to integer
drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_xmit.c:491:23: warning: incorrect type in initializer (different base types)
drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_xmit.c:491:23:    expected unsigned short [usertype] *fctrl
drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_xmit.c:491:23:    got restricted __le16 *<noident>
drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_xmit.c:580:36: warning: incorrect type in assignment (different base types)
drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_xmit.c:580:36:    expected unsigned short [unsigned] [short] [usertype] <noident>
drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_xmit.c:580:36:    got restricted __be16 [usertype] <noident>

Signed-off-by: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <alexander.levin@...izon.com>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
---
 drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_xmit.c |    7 ++++---
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_xmit.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_xmit.c
@@ -340,7 +340,8 @@ sint r8712_update_attrib(struct _adapter
 	/* if in MP_STATE, update pkt_attrib from mp_txcmd, and overwrite
 	 * some settings above.*/
 	if (check_fwstate(pmlmepriv, WIFI_MP_STATE) == true)
-		pattrib->priority = (txdesc.txdw1 >> QSEL_SHT) & 0x1f;
+		pattrib->priority =
+		    (le32_to_cpu(txdesc.txdw1) >> QSEL_SHT) & 0x1f;
 	return _SUCCESS;
 }
 
@@ -481,7 +482,7 @@ static sint make_wlanhdr(struct _adapter
 	struct ieee80211_hdr *pwlanhdr = (struct ieee80211_hdr *)hdr;
 	struct mlme_priv *pmlmepriv = &padapter->mlmepriv;
 	struct qos_priv *pqospriv = &pmlmepriv->qospriv;
-	u16 *fctrl = &pwlanhdr->frame_ctl;
+	__le16 *fctrl = &pwlanhdr->frame_ctl;
 
 	memset(hdr, 0, WLANHDR_OFFSET);
 	SetFrameSubType(fctrl, pattrib->subtype);
@@ -569,7 +570,7 @@ static sint r8712_put_snap(u8 *data, u16
 	snap->oui[0] = oui[0];
 	snap->oui[1] = oui[1];
 	snap->oui[2] = oui[2];
-	*(u16 *)(data + SNAP_SIZE) = htons(h_proto);
+	*(__be16 *)(data + SNAP_SIZE) = htons(h_proto);
 	return SNAP_SIZE + sizeof(u16);
 }