netdev - Re: [PATCH 4/8 V2] rtlwifi: rtl8192_common: Fix smatch errors and warnings in rtl8192c/dm

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Message-ID: <5237579F.3050104@cogentembedded.com>
Date:	Mon, 16 Sep 2013 23:10:23 +0400
From:	Sergei Shtylyov <sergei.shtylyov@...entembedded.com>
To:	Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>
CC:	linville@...driver.com, linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/8 V2] rtlwifi: rtl8192_common: Fix smatch errors and
 warnings in rtl8192c/dm_common.c

Hello.

On 09/16/2013 11:07 PM, Larry Finger wrote:

>>> Smatch lists the following:
>>>    CHECK   drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192c/dm_common.c
>>> drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192c/dm_common.c:551 rtl92c_dm_pwdb_monitor()
>>> info: ignoring unreachable code.
>>> drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192c/dm_common.c:551 rtl92c_dm_pwdb_monitor()
>>> info: ignoring unreachable code.
>>> drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192c/dm_common.c:870
>>> rtl92c_dm_txpower_tracking_callback_thermalmeter() error: buffer overflow
>>> 'txpwr_level' 2 <= 2
>>> drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192c/dm_common.c:870
>>> rtl92c_dm_txpower_tracking_callback_thermalmeter() error: buffer overflow
>>> 'txpwr_level' 2 <= 2
>>> drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192c/dm_common.c:882
>>> rtl92c_dm_txpower_tracking_callback_thermalmeter() error: buffer overflow
>>> 'txpwr_level' 2 <= 2
>>> drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192c/dm_common.c:883
>>> rtl92c_dm_txpower_tracking_callback_thermalmeter() error: buffer overflow
>>> 'txpwr_level' 2 <= 2
>>> drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192c/dm_common.c:891
>>> rtl92c_dm_txpower_tracking_callback_thermalmeter() error: buffer overflow
>>> 'txpwr_level' 2 <= 2
>>> drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192c/dm_common.c:892
>>> rtl92c_dm_txpower_tracking_callback_thermalmeter() error: buffer overflow
>>> 'txpwr_level' 2 <= 2

>>> The unreachable code message is fixed by commenting out the code that follows
>>> a return.

>>     You've commented out the whole function body, where is the *return* you're
>> talking about?

> The return is in the middle of the function body just after the variable
> declarations. It does not show in the diff listing, but it is there. What
> should I do?

    Just describe what you really did, I guess.

> Larry

WBR, Sergei

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