linux-kernel - Re: [net-next PATCH] net: hsr: fix incorrect type usage for protocol variable

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Message-ID: <87368dufx9.fsf@intel.com>
Date:   Wed, 06 May 2020 10:33:22 -0700
From:   Vinicius Costa Gomes <vinicius.gomes@...el.com>
To:     Murali Karicheri <m-karicheri2@...com>, davem@...emloft.net,
        kuba@...nel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [net-next PATCH] net: hsr: fix incorrect type usage for protocol variable

Hi Murali,

Murali Karicheri <m-karicheri2@...com> writes:

> Fix following sparse checker warning:-
>
> net/hsr/hsr_slave.c:38:18: warning: incorrect type in assignment (different base types)
> net/hsr/hsr_slave.c:38:18:    expected unsigned short [unsigned] [usertype] protocol
> net/hsr/hsr_slave.c:38:18:    got restricted __be16 [usertype] h_proto
> net/hsr/hsr_slave.c:39:25: warning: restricted __be16 degrades to integer
> net/hsr/hsr_slave.c:39:57: warning: restricted __be16 degrades to integer
>
> Signed-off-by: Murali Karicheri <m-karicheri2@...com>
> ---

I think this patch should go via the net tree, as it is a warning fix.
Anyway...

Acked-by: Vinicius Costa Gomes <vinicius.gomes@...el.com>


-- 
Vinicius