Re: [PATCH] ath11k: Remove unnecessary enum scan_priority

[Kalle Valo]

Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> On Wed, Dec 11, 2019 at 11:23 AM Nathan Chancellor
> <natechancellor@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> Clang warns:
>>
>> drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/wmi.c:1827:23: warning: implicit
>> conversion from enumeration type 'enum wmi_scan_priority' to different
>> enumeration type 'enum scan_priority' [-Wenum-conversion]
>>         arg->scan_priority = WMI_SCAN_PRIORITY_LOW;
>>                            ~ ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> 1 warning generated.
>>
>> wmi_scan_priority and scan_priority have the same values but the wmi one
>> has WMI prefixed to the names. Since that enum is already being used,
>> get rid of scan_priority and switch its one use to wmi_scan_priority to
>> fix this warning.
>>
>> Fixes: d5c65159f289 ("ath11k: driver for Qualcomm IEEE 802.11ax devices")
>> Link: https://github.com/ClangBuiltLinux/linux/issues/808
>> Signed-off-by: Nathan Chancellor <natechancellor@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> Further, it looks like the member `scan_priority` in `struct
> wmi_start_scan_arg` and `struct wmi_start_scan_cmd` should probably
> use `enum wmi_scan_priority`, rather than `u32`.

struct wmi_start_scan_cmd is sent to firmware and that's why it has u32
to make sure that the size is exactly 32 bits.

> Also, I don't know if the more concisely named enum is preferable?

I didn't get this comment.

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