[PATCH 1/2] staging: rtl8821ae: Pass large struct by const reference

[Rasmus Villemoes]

struct rtl_stats is rather huge (152 bytes), and since
rtl8812ae_rx_command_packet_handler() does not modify it, it might as
well be passed by const reference.

Reported by Coverity: CID 1167285

Signed-off-by: Rasmus Villemoes <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
 drivers/staging/rtl8821ae/pci.c          | 2 +-
 drivers/staging/rtl8821ae/rtl8821ae/sw.c | 4 ++--
 drivers/staging/rtl8821ae/wifi.h         | 2 +-
 3 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8821ae/pci.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8821ae/pci.c
index e194ffe..f9847d1 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8821ae/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8821ae/pci.c
@@ -861,7 +861,7 @@ static void _rtl_pci_rx_interrupt(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 			break;
 		}
 
-		rtlpriv->cfg->ops->rx_command_packet_handler(hw, status, skb);
+		rtlpriv->cfg->ops->rx_command_packet_handler(hw, &status, skb);
 
 		/*
 		 *NOTICE This can not be use for mac80211,
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8821ae/rtl8821ae/sw.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8821ae/rtl8821ae/sw.c
index 2621275..115002f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8821ae/rtl8821ae/sw.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8821ae/rtl8821ae/sw.c
@@ -227,14 +227,14 @@ void rtl8821ae_deinit_sw_vars(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 
 static u32 rtl8812ae_rx_command_packet_handler(
 	struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
-	struct rtl_stats status,
+	const struct rtl_stats *status,
 	struct sk_buff *skb
 	)
 {
 	u32 result = 0;
 	struct rtl_priv *rtlpriv = rtl_priv(hw);
 
-	switch (status.packet_report_type) {
+	switch (status->packet_report_type) {
 		case NORMAL_RX:
 			result = 0;
 			break;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8821ae/wifi.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8821ae/wifi.h
index e8250da..218cd44 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8821ae/wifi.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8821ae/wifi.h
@@ -1853,7 +1853,7 @@ struct rtl_hal_ops {
 			     u32 cmd_len, u8 *p_cmdbuffer);
 	bool (*get_btc_status)(void);
 	u32 (*rx_command_packet_handler)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
-					 struct rtl_stats status,
+					 const struct rtl_stats *status,
 					 struct sk_buff *skb);
 };
 
-- 
1.9.2

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