linux-kernel - [PATCH] fixing sparse warnings about a dangerous cast and possible bad endianness.

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Date: Mon,  8 Jan 2024 22:37:14 +0200
From: arielsilver77@...il.com
To: forest@...ttletooquiet.net,
	gregkh@...uxfoundation.org
Cc: linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	SilverPlate3 <arielsilver77@...il.com>
Subject: [PATCH] fixing sparse warnings about a dangerous cast and possible bad endianness. 

From: SilverPlate3 <arielsilver77@...il.com>

---
 drivers/staging/vt6655/card.c | 18 +++++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/vt6655/card.c b/drivers/staging/vt6655/card.c
index 350ab8f3778a..8290dc5a0398 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vt6655/card.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/vt6655/card.c
@@ -292,14 +292,16 @@ bool card_update_tsf(struct vnt_private *priv, unsigned char rx_rate,
 {
 	u64 local_tsf;
 	u64 qwTSFOffset = 0;
-
+	__le64 le_qwTSFOffset = 0;
+	
 	local_tsf = vt6655_get_current_tsf(priv);
 
 	if (qwBSSTimestamp != local_tsf) {
 		qwTSFOffset = CARDqGetTSFOffset(rx_rate, qwBSSTimestamp,
 						local_tsf);
 		/* adjust TSF, HW's TSF add TSF Offset reg */
-		qwTSFOffset =  le64_to_cpu(qwTSFOffset);
+		le_qwTSFOffset = cpu_to_le64(qwTSFOffset);
+		qwTSFOffset = le64_to_cpu(le_qwTSFOffset);
 		iowrite32((u32)qwTSFOffset, priv->port_offset + MAC_REG_TSFOFST);
 		iowrite32((u32)(qwTSFOffset >> 32), priv->port_offset + MAC_REG_TSFOFST + 4);
 		vt6655_mac_reg_bits_on(priv->port_offset, MAC_REG_TFTCTL, TFTCTL_TSFSYNCEN);
@@ -324,6 +326,7 @@ bool CARDbSetBeaconPeriod(struct vnt_private *priv,
 			  unsigned short wBeaconInterval)
 {
 	u64 qwNextTBTT;
+	__le64 le_qwNextTBTT;
 
 	qwNextTBTT = vt6655_get_current_tsf(priv); /* Get Local TSF counter */
 
@@ -333,7 +336,8 @@ bool CARDbSetBeaconPeriod(struct vnt_private *priv,
 	iowrite16(wBeaconInterval, priv->port_offset + MAC_REG_BI);
 	priv->wBeaconInterval = wBeaconInterval;
 	/* Set NextTBTT */
-	qwNextTBTT =  le64_to_cpu(qwNextTBTT);
+	le_qwNextTBTT = cpu_to_le64(qwNextTBTT);
+	qwNextTBTT = le64_to_cpu(le_qwNextTBTT);
 	iowrite32((u32)qwNextTBTT, priv->port_offset + MAC_REG_NEXTTBTT);
 	iowrite32((u32)(qwNextTBTT >> 32), priv->port_offset + MAC_REG_NEXTTBTT + 4);
 	vt6655_mac_reg_bits_on(priv->port_offset, MAC_REG_TFTCTL, TFTCTL_TBTTSYNCEN);
@@ -796,12 +800,14 @@ void CARDvSetFirstNextTBTT(struct vnt_private *priv,
 {
 	void __iomem *iobase = priv->port_offset;
 	u64 qwNextTBTT;
+	__le64 le_qwNextTBTT = 0;
 
 	qwNextTBTT = vt6655_get_current_tsf(priv); /* Get Local TSF counter */
 
 	qwNextTBTT = CARDqGetNextTBTT(qwNextTBTT, wBeaconInterval);
 	/* Set NextTBTT */
-	qwNextTBTT =  le64_to_cpu(qwNextTBTT);
+	le_qwNextTBTT = cpu_to_le64(qwNextTBTT);
+	qwNextTBTT = le64_to_cpu(le_qwNextTBTT);
 	iowrite32((u32)qwNextTBTT, iobase + MAC_REG_NEXTTBTT);
 	iowrite32((u32)(qwNextTBTT >> 32), iobase + MAC_REG_NEXTTBTT + 4);
 	vt6655_mac_reg_bits_on(iobase, MAC_REG_TFTCTL, TFTCTL_TBTTSYNCEN);
@@ -824,11 +830,13 @@ void CARDvSetFirstNextTBTT(struct vnt_private *priv,
 void CARDvUpdateNextTBTT(struct vnt_private *priv, u64 qwTSF,
 			 unsigned short wBeaconInterval)
 {
+	__le64 le_qwTSF = 0;
 	void __iomem *iobase = priv->port_offset;
 
 	qwTSF = CARDqGetNextTBTT(qwTSF, wBeaconInterval);
 	/* Set NextTBTT */
-	qwTSF =  le64_to_cpu(qwTSF);
+	le_qwTSF = cpu_to_le64(qwTSF);
+	qwTSF = le64_to_cpu(le_qwTSF);
 	iowrite32((u32)qwTSF, iobase + MAC_REG_NEXTTBTT);
 	iowrite32((u32)(qwTSF >> 32), iobase + MAC_REG_NEXTTBTT + 4);
 	vt6655_mac_reg_bits_on(iobase, MAC_REG_TFTCTL, TFTCTL_TBTTSYNCEN);
-- 
2.25.1