linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] ath11k (gcc13): synchronize ath11k_mac_he_gi_to_nl80211_he

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Date:   Tue, 01 Nov 2022 10:45:56 +0200
From:   Kalle Valo <kvalo@...nel.org>
To:     Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...nel.org>
Cc:     Jeff Johnson <quic_jjohnson@...cinc.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Martin Liska <mliska@...e.cz>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>, ath11k@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ath11k (gcc13): synchronize ath11k_mac_he_gi_to_nl80211_he_gi()'s return type

Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...nel.org> writes:

> On 31. 10. 22, 22:16, Jeff Johnson wrote:
>
>> On 10/31/2022 4:43 AM, Jiri Slaby (SUSE) wrote:
>>> ath11k_mac_he_gi_to_nl80211_he_gi() generates a valid warning with
>>> gcc-13:
>>>    drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c:321:20: error: conflicting
>>> types for 'ath11k_mac_he_gi_to_nl80211_he_gi' due to enum/integer
>>> mismatch; have 'enum nl80211_he_gi(u8)'
>>>    drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.h:166:5: note: previous
>>> declaration of 'ath11k_mac_he_gi_to_nl80211_he_gi' with type
>>> 'u32(u8)'
>>>
>>> I.e. the type of the return value ath11k_mac_he_gi_to_nl80211_he_gi() in
>>> the declaration is u32, while the definition spells enum nl80211_he_gi.
>>> Synchronize them to the latter.
>>>
>>> Cc: Martin Liska <mliska@...e.cz>
>>> Cc: Kalle Valo <kvalo@...nel.org>
>>> Cc: "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
>>> Cc: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
>>> Cc: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
>>> Cc: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>
>>> Cc: ath11k@...ts.infradead.org
>>> Cc: linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org
>>> Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org
>>> Signed-off-by: Jiri Slaby (SUSE) <jirislaby@...nel.org>
>>
>> Suggest the subject should be
>> wifi: ath11k: synchronize ath11k_mac_he_gi_to_nl80211_he_gi()'s return type
>
> FWIW I copied from:
> $ git log --format=%s  drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.h
> ath11k: Handle keepalive during WoWLAN suspend and resume
> ath11k: reduce the wait time of 11d scan and hw scan while add interface
> ath11k: Add basic WoW functionalities
> ath11k: add support for hardware rfkill for QCA6390
> ath11k: report tx bitrate for iw wlan station dump
> ath11k: add 11d scan offload support
> ath11k: fix read fail for htt_stats and htt_peer_stats for single pdev
> ath11k: add support for BSS color change
> ath11k: add support for 80P80 and 160 MHz bandwidth
> ath11k: Add support for STA to handle beacon miss
> ath11k: add support to configure spatial reuse parameter set
> ath11k: remove "ath11k_mac_get_ar_vdev_stop_status" references
> ath11k: Perform per-msdu rx processing
> ath11k: fix incorrect peer stats counters update
> ath11k: Move mac80211 hw allocation before wmi_init command
> ath11k: fix missed bw conversion in tx completion
> ath11k: driver for Qualcomm IEEE 802.11ax devices

Yeah, using "wifi:" is a new prefix we started using with wireless
patches this year.

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