Re: [PATCH v2] staging: wlan-ng: Amend type mismatch warnings

[Frans Klaver]

> Subject: [PATCH v2] staging: wlan-ng: Amend type mismatch warnings

I think it would be better to state that you fix the types of some
struct fields. That's a much more important goal of this patch than
getting sparse to spout slightly fewer warnings.

On Thu, Jun 15, 2017 at 8:41 AM,  <sunil.m@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> From: Suniel Mahesh <sunil.m@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> le16_to_cpu() accepts argument of type __le16 and cpu_to_le16()
> returns an argument of type __le16. This patch fixes warnings
> related to incorrect type in assignment and changes the types
> in the corresponding header file.
> The following type mismatch warnings reported by sparse
> have been amended:

You didn't amend them; you removed them.

> warning: cast to restricted __le16
> warning: incorrect type in assignment (different base types)
>
> Signed-off-by: Suniel Mahesh <sunil.m@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> Changes for v2:
> - Reworked on the patch and modified commit message as per the
>   recommendations from Frans Klaver and Greg K-H.
>
> - Patch was tested and built on next-20170609 and staging-testing.
> ---
>  drivers/staging/wlan-ng/hfa384x.h    | 18 +++++++++---------
>  drivers/staging/wlan-ng/prism2mgmt.c |  2 +-
>  2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/hfa384x.h b/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/hfa384x.h
> index 310e2c4..f99cc04 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/hfa384x.h
> +++ b/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/hfa384x.h
> @@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ struct hfa384x_bytestr {
>  } __packed;
>
>  struct hfa384x_bytestr32 {
> -       u16 len;
> +       __le16 len;
>         u8 data[32];
>  } __packed;
>
> @@ -399,8 +399,8 @@ struct hfa384x_caplevel {
>
>  /*-- Configuration Record: HostScanRequest (data portion only) --*/
>  struct hfa384x_host_scan_request_data {
> -       u16 channel_list;
> -       u16 tx_rate;
> +       __le16 channel_list;
> +       __le16 tx_rate;
>         struct hfa384x_bytestr32 ssid;
>  } __packed;
>
> @@ -682,16 +682,16 @@ struct hfa384x_ch_info_result {
>
>  /*--  Inquiry Frame, Diagnose: Host Scan Results & Subfields--*/
>  struct hfa384x_hscan_result_sub {
> -       u16 chid;
> -       u16 anl;
> -       u16 sl;
> +       __le16 chid;
> +       __le16 anl;
> +       __le16 sl;
>         u8 bssid[WLAN_BSSID_LEN];
> -       u16 bcnint;
> -       u16 capinfo;
> +       __le16 bcnint;
> +       __le16 capinfo;
>         struct hfa384x_bytestr32 ssid;
>         u8 supprates[10];       /* 802.11 info element */
>         u16 proberesp_rate;
> -       u16 atim;
> +       __le16 atim;
>  } __packed;
>
>  struct hfa384x_hscan_result {
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/prism2mgmt.c b/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/prism2mgmt.c
> index f4d6e48..c4aa9e7 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/prism2mgmt.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/prism2mgmt.c
> @@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ int prism2mgmt_scan(struct wlandevice *wlandev, void *msgp)
>                 goto exit;
>         }
>         if (word == HFA384x_PORTSTATUS_DISABLED) {
> -               u16 wordbuf[17];
> +               __le16 wordbuf[17];
>
>                 result = hfa384x_drvr_setconfig16(hw,
>                                         HFA384x_RID_CNFROAMINGMODE,
> --
> 1.9.1
>

Cheers,
Frans