netdev - Re: [PATCH] rtlwifi: use %*ph[C] to dump small buffers

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Message-ID: <50646DEB.8020400@lwfinger.net>
Date:	Thu, 27 Sep 2012 10:16:59 -0500
From:	Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>
To:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
CC:	Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>,
	Chaoming Li <chaoming_li@...lsil.com.cn>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] rtlwifi: use %*ph[C] to dump small buffers

On 09/26/2012 11:45 AM, Joe Perches wrote:
>
> rate_mask uses:
>
> 	u32 ratr_bitmap = (u32) mac->basic_rates;
> ...
> 	u8 rate_mask[5];
> ...
> 	[sets ratr_bitmap as u32]
> ...
> 	*(u32 *)&rate_mask = ((ratr_bitmap & 0x0fffffff) |
> 				      ratr_index << 28);
> ...
> 	rtl92c_fill_h2c_cmd(hw, H2C_RA_MASK, 5, rate_mask);
>
> Looks like a possible endian misuse to me.

Joe,

I had to track the flow through two more routines, but I think your analysis is 
correct. The only BE platform I have does not have any PCIe hardware, thus I can 
only test the USB version. It does not show a major problem, but this one with 
the rate masks would be subtle.

Thanks,

Larry


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