Re: [PATCH v3 5/5] staging: r8188eu: incorrect type in assignment

[Larry Finger]

On 8/21/21 11:18 AM, Aakash Hemadri wrote:
> Fix sparse warning:
> > rtw_br_ext.c:516:57: warning: incorrect type in assignment
>      (different base types)
> > rtw_br_ext.c:516:57:    expected unsigned short
> > rtw_br_ext.c:516:57:    got restricted __be16 [usertype]
>
> *pMagic holds __be16 change it's type to __be16
>
> Signed-off-by: Aakash Hemadri <aakashhemadri123@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>   drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_br_ext.c | 4 ++--
>   1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_br_ext.c b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_br_ext.c
> index 83a4594a4214..14cf13516d34 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_br_ext.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_br_ext.c
> @@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ int nat25_db_handle(struct adapter *priv, struct sk_buff *skb, int method)
>   		/*                Handle PPPoE frame                 */
>   		/*---------------------------------------------------*/
>   		struct pppoe_hdr *ph = (struct pppoe_hdr *)(skb->data + ETH_HLEN);
> -		unsigned short *pMagic;
> +		__be16 *pMagic;
>   
>   		switch (method) {
>   		case NAT25_CHECK:
> @@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ int nat25_db_handle(struct adapter *priv, struct sk_buff *skb, int method)
>   						tag->tag_len = htons(MAGIC_CODE_LEN+RTL_RELAY_TAG_LEN+old_tag_len);
>   
>   						/*  insert the magic_code+client mac in relay tag */
> -						pMagic = (unsigned short *)tag->tag_data;
> +						pMagic = (__be16 *)tag->tag_data;
>   						*pMagic = htons(MAGIC_CODE);
>   						memcpy(tag->tag_data+MAGIC_CODE_LEN, skb->data+ETH_ALEN, ETH_ALEN);
>   

For all 5 patches,

Ack by Larry Finger <Larry.finger#lwfinger.net>

Thanks,

Larry