Re: [PATCH] staging: rtl8723bs: refactor traffic_stat access in collect_traffic_statistics

From: kernel test robot

Date: Thu Aug 06 2026 - 18:05:55 EST


Hi Mirza,

kernel test robot noticed the following build errors:

[auto build test ERROR on staging/staging-testing]

url: https://github.com/intel-lab-lkp/linux/commits/Mirza-Ishan-Beg/staging-rtl8723bs-refactor-traffic_stat-access-in-collect_traffic_statistics/20260806-062100
base: staging/staging-testing
patch link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260803144826.15980-1-seedandsyntax%40gmail.com
patch subject: [PATCH] staging: rtl8723bs: refactor traffic_stat access in collect_traffic_statistics
config: csky-allmodconfig (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20260807/202608070545.V0T8UE77-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/config)
compiler: csky-linux-gcc (GCC) 16.1.0
reproduce (this is a W=1 build): (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20260807/202608070545.V0T8UE77-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/reproduce)

If you fix the issue in a separate patch/commit (i.e. not just a new version of
the same patch/commit), kindly add following tags
| Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@xxxxxxxxx>
| Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-kbuild-all/202608070545.V0T8UE77-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/

All errors (new ones prefixed by >>):

drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_cmd.c: In function 'collect_traffic_statistics':
>> drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_cmd.c:1112:35: error: initialization of 'struct traffic_stat *' from incompatible pointer type 'struct rtw_traffic_statistics *' [-Wincompatible-pointer-types]
1112 | struct traffic_stat *ts = &pdvobjpriv->traffic_stat
| ^
>> drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_cmd.c:1115:9: error: expected ',' or ';' before 'ts'
1115 | ts->tx_bytes = padapter->xmitpriv.tx_bytes;
| ^~
>> drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_cmd.c:1116:11: error: invalid use of undefined type 'struct traffic_stat'
1116 | ts->tx_pkts = padapter->xmitpriv.tx_pkts;
| ^~
drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_cmd.c:1117:11: error: invalid use of undefined type 'struct traffic_stat'
1117 | ts->tx_drop = padapter->xmitpriv.tx_drop;
| ^~
drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_cmd.c:1120:11: error: invalid use of undefined type 'struct traffic_stat'
1120 | ts->rx_bytes = padapter->recvpriv.rx_bytes;
| ^~
drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_cmd.c:1121:11: error: invalid use of undefined type 'struct traffic_stat'
1121 | ts->rx_pkts = padapter->recvpriv.rx_pkts;
| ^~
drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_cmd.c:1122:11: error: invalid use of undefined type 'struct traffic_stat'
1122 | ts->rx_drop = padapter->recvpriv.rx_drop;
| ^~
drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_cmd.c:1125:11: error: invalid use of undefined type 'struct traffic_stat'
1125 | ts->cur_tx_bytes = ts->tx_bytes - ts->last_tx_bytes;
| ^~
drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_cmd.c:1125:30: error: invalid use of undefined type 'struct traffic_stat'
1125 | ts->cur_tx_bytes = ts->tx_bytes - ts->last_tx_bytes;
| ^~
drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_cmd.c:1125:45: error: invalid use of undefined type 'struct traffic_stat'
1125 | ts->cur_tx_bytes = ts->tx_bytes - ts->last_tx_bytes;
| ^~
drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_cmd.c:1126:11: error: invalid use of undefined type 'struct traffic_stat'
1126 | ts->cur_rx_bytes = ts->rx_bytes - ts->last_rx_bytes;
| ^~
drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_cmd.c:1126:30: error: invalid use of undefined type 'struct traffic_stat'
1126 | ts->cur_rx_bytes = ts->rx_bytes - ts->last_rx_bytes;
| ^~
drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_cmd.c:1126:45: error: invalid use of undefined type 'struct traffic_stat'
1126 | ts->cur_rx_bytes = ts->rx_bytes - ts->last_rx_bytes;
| ^~
drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_cmd.c:1127:11: error: invalid use of undefined type 'struct traffic_stat'
1127 | ts->last_tx_bytes = ts->tx_bytes;
| ^~
drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_cmd.c:1127:31: error: invalid use of undefined type 'struct traffic_stat'
1127 | ts->last_tx_bytes = ts->tx_bytes;
| ^~
drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_cmd.c:1128:11: error: invalid use of undefined type 'struct traffic_stat'
1128 | ts->last_rx_bytes = ts->rx_bytes;
| ^~
drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_cmd.c:1128:31: error: invalid use of undefined type 'struct traffic_stat'
1128 | ts->last_rx_bytes = ts->rx_bytes;
| ^~
drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_cmd.c:1130:11: error: invalid use of undefined type 'struct traffic_stat'
1130 | ts->cur_tx_tp = (u32)(ts->cur_tx_bytes * 8 / 2 / 1024 / 1024);
| ^~
drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_cmd.c:1130:33: error: invalid use of undefined type 'struct traffic_stat'
1130 | ts->cur_tx_tp = (u32)(ts->cur_tx_bytes * 8 / 2 / 1024 / 1024);
| ^~
drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_cmd.c:1131:11: error: invalid use of undefined type 'struct traffic_stat'
1131 | ts->cur_rx_tp = (u32)(ts->cur_rx_bytes * 8 / 2 / 1024 / 1024);
| ^~
drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_cmd.c:1131:33: error: invalid use of undefined type 'struct traffic_stat'
1131 | ts->cur_rx_tp = (u32)(ts->cur_rx_bytes * 8 / 2 / 1024 / 1024);
| ^~


vim +1112 drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_cmd.c

1108
1109 static void collect_traffic_statistics(struct adapter *padapter)
1110 {
1111 struct dvobj_priv *pdvobjpriv = adapter_to_dvobj(padapter);
> 1112 struct traffic_stat *ts = &pdvobjpriv->traffic_stat
1113
1114 /* Tx */
> 1115 ts->tx_bytes = padapter->xmitpriv.tx_bytes;
> 1116 ts->tx_pkts = padapter->xmitpriv.tx_pkts;
1117 ts->tx_drop = padapter->xmitpriv.tx_drop;
1118
1119 /* Rx */
1120 ts->rx_bytes = padapter->recvpriv.rx_bytes;
1121 ts->rx_pkts = padapter->recvpriv.rx_pkts;
1122 ts->rx_drop = padapter->recvpriv.rx_drop;
1123
1124 /* Calculate throughput in last interval */
1125 ts->cur_tx_bytes = ts->tx_bytes - ts->last_tx_bytes;
1126 ts->cur_rx_bytes = ts->rx_bytes - ts->last_rx_bytes;
1127 ts->last_tx_bytes = ts->tx_bytes;
1128 ts->last_rx_bytes = ts->rx_bytes;
1129
1130 ts->cur_tx_tp = (u32)(ts->cur_tx_bytes * 8 / 2 / 1024 / 1024);
1131 ts->cur_rx_tp = (u32)(ts->cur_rx_bytes * 8 / 2 / 1024 / 1024);
1132 }
1133

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