netdev - [PATCH 5/7] staging: r8712u: Fix Sparse endian warning in rtl871x

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Date:   Fri, 10 Feb 2017 21:30:28 -0600
From:   Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>
To:     gregkh@...uxfoundation.org
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, devel@...verdev.osuosl.org,
        Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>
Subject: [PATCH 5/7] staging: r8712u: Fix Sparse endian warning in rtl871x_recv.c

Sparse reports the following:
  CHECK   drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_recv.c
drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_recv.c:657:21: warning: incorrect type in assignment (different base types)
drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_recv.c:657:21:    expected unsigned short [unsigned] [assigned] [usertype] len
drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_recv.c:657:21:    got restricted __be16 [usertype] <noident>

Signed-off-by: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>
---
 drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_recv.c | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_recv.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_recv.c
index 147b75b..2ef31a4 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_recv.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_recv.c
@@ -654,8 +654,9 @@ sint r8712_wlanhdr_to_ethhdr(union recv_frame *precvframe)
 	memcpy(ptr, pattrib->dst, ETH_ALEN);
 	memcpy(ptr + ETH_ALEN, pattrib->src, ETH_ALEN);
 	if (!bsnaphdr) {
-		len = htons(len);
-		memcpy(ptr + 12, &len, 2);
+		__be16 be_tmp = htons(len);
+
+		memcpy(ptr + 12, &be_tmp, 2);
 	}
 	return _SUCCESS;
 }
-- 
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