netdev - [Bug report] Probably variable is being overwritten

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Date:   Tue, 4 Oct 2022 12:52:38 +0500
From:   Muhammad Usama Anjum <usama.anjum@...labora.com>
To:     Tomislav Požega <pozega.tomislav@...il.com>,
        Daniel Golle <daniel@...rotopia.org>,
        Kalle Valo <kvalo@...nel.org>
Cc:     usama.anjum@...labora.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org,
        Collabora Kernel ML <kernel@...labora.com>,
        kernel-janitors <kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [Bug report] Probably variable is being overwritten

Hi,

A bit in rfb0r1 is being cleared and result is stored in rfval. Then the
first bit is being set without reusing the rfval. It is probably bug or
dead code? The same pattern can be seen repeated below as well.


diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ralink/rt2x00/rt2800lib.c
b/drivers/net/wireless/ralink/rt2x00/rt2800lib.c
index cbbb1a4849cf..4857e3818418 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ralink/rt2x00/rt2800lib.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ralink/rt2x00/rt2800lib.c
@@ -8844,7 +8844,7 @@ static void rt2800_rxiq_calibration(struct
rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev)
        for (ch_idx = 0; ch_idx < 2; ch_idx = ch_idx + 1) {
                if (ch_idx == 0) {
                        rfval = rfb0r1 & (~0x3);
-                       rfval = rfb0r1 | 0x1;
+                       rfval = rfval | 0x1;
                        rt2800_rfcsr_write_bank(rt2x00dev, 0, 1, rfval);
                        rfval = rfb0r2 & (~0x33);
                        rfval = rfb0r2 | 0x11;


-- 
Muhammad Usama Anjum