linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 net-next] net: bridge: check vlan with eth_type

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Date:   Thu, 14 Jan 2021 20:14:09 -0800
From:   Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To:     menglong8.dong@...il.com
Cc:     nikolay@...dia.com, roopa@...dia.com, davem@...emloft.net,
        bridge@...ts.linux-foundation.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Menglong Dong <dong.menglong@....com.cn>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 net-next] net: bridge: check vlan with
 eth_type_vlan() method

On Thu, 14 Jan 2021 18:23:44 -0800 menglong8.dong@...il.com wrote:
> From: Menglong Dong <dong.menglong@....com.cn>
> 
> Replace some checks for ETH_P_8021Q and ETH_P_8021AD with
> eth_type_vlan().
> 
> Signed-off-by: Menglong Dong <dong.menglong@....com.cn>

This adds a new warning when built with W=1 C=1:

net/bridge/br_vlan.c:920:28: warning: incorrect type in argument 1 (different base types)
net/bridge/br_vlan.c:920:28:    expected restricted __be16 [usertype] ethertype
net/bridge/br_vlan.c:920:28:    got unsigned long val