linux-kernel - [PATCH] staging: rtl8723bs: use u8 instead of int for bssrate_len in get_rate

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Message-ID: <20260210165437.24550-1-azamatrakhim8@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2026 21:54:37 +0500
From: Azamat Rakhim <azamatrakhim8@...il.com>
To: gregkh@...uxfoundation.org
Cc: linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Azamat Rakhim <azamatrakhim8@...il.com>
Subject: [PATCH] staging: rtl8723bs: use u8 instead of int for bssrate_len in get_rate_set()

Replace int with u8 for bssrate_len in get_rate_set() and update
all callers to match. This addresses the driver's TODO.

Signed-off-by: Azamat Rakhim <azamatrakhim8@...il.com>
---
 drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c    | 4 ++--
 drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_wlan_util.c   | 2 +-
 drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtw_mlme_ext.h | 2 +-
 3 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
index ac49bfbaa5bb..47c13a0294b1 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
@@ -2458,7 +2458,7 @@ static int _issue_probereq(struct adapter *padapter,
 	struct xmit_priv *pxmitpriv = &(padapter->xmitpriv);
 	struct mlme_priv *pmlmepriv = &(padapter->mlmepriv);
 	struct mlme_ext_priv *pmlmeext = &(padapter->mlmeextpriv);
-	int	bssrate_len = 0;
+	u8	bssrate_len = 0;
 
 	pmgntframe = alloc_mgtxmitframe(pxmitpriv);
 	if (!pmgntframe)
@@ -2846,7 +2846,7 @@ void issue_assocreq(struct adapter *padapter)
 	struct mlme_priv *pmlmepriv = &(padapter->mlmepriv);
 	struct mlme_ext_priv *pmlmeext = &(padapter->mlmeextpriv);
 	struct mlme_ext_info *pmlmeinfo = &(pmlmeext->mlmext_info);
-	int	bssrate_len = 0, sta_bssrate_len = 0;
+	u8	bssrate_len = 0, sta_bssrate_len = 0;
 	u8 vs_ie_length = 0;
 
 	pmgntframe = alloc_mgtxmitframe(pxmitpriv);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_wlan_util.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_wlan_util.c
index 5ffefa50699e..f17741f81147 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_wlan_util.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_wlan_util.c
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ unsigned int ratetbl2rateset(struct adapter *padapter, unsigned char *rateset)
 	return len;
 }
 
-void get_rate_set(struct adapter *padapter, unsigned char *pbssrate, int *bssrate_len)
+void get_rate_set(struct adapter *padapter, unsigned char *pbssrate, u8 *bssrate_len)
 {
 	unsigned char supportedrates[NumRates];
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtw_mlme_ext.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtw_mlme_ext.h
index dd5080056e58..99c09c71c005 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtw_mlme_ext.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtw_mlme_ext.h
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ extern struct xmit_frame *alloc_mgtxmitframe(struct xmit_priv *pxmitpriv);
 
 u8 networktype_to_raid_ex(struct adapter *adapter, struct sta_info *psta);
 
-void get_rate_set(struct adapter *padapter, unsigned char *pbssrate, int *bssrate_len);
+void get_rate_set(struct adapter *padapter, unsigned char *pbssrate, u8 *bssrate_len);
 void set_mcs_rate_by_mask(u8 *mcs_set, u32 mask);
 void update_basic_rate_table(struct adapter *padapter, u8 *mBratesOS);
 void update_basic_rate_table_soft_ap(u8 *bssrateset, u32 bssratelen);
-- 
2.43.0