Re: [PATCH v2] staging: rtl8723bs: define EEPROM_DEFAULT_DIFF as -2 directly

From: Greg Kroah-Hartman

Date: Tue Sep 01 2026 - 06:04:00 EST


On Mon, Aug 17, 2026 at 03:05:07PM -0600, Ivy Lopez wrote:
> EEPROM_DEFAULT_DIFF is defined as the bare integer literal 0xFE
> (254) but is only ever assigned into s8 (signed char) fields used
> to store signed TX power calibration offsets. The value -2 is the
> intended default offset; expressing it as -2 directly instead of
> 0xFE avoids relying on implicit truncation of an unsigned-looking
> hex literal into a signed field.
>
> No functional change.
>
> Signed-off-by: Ivy Lopez <skunkolee@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> v2: express the value as -2 directly instead of casting 0xFE to s8,
> per Dan Carpenter's suggestion
> ---
> drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/hal_pg.h | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/hal_pg.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/hal_pg.h
> index 7cb9c441fc01..83bf5f117e2d 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/hal_pg.h
> +++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/hal_pg.h
> @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
> #define EEPROM_RF_BT_SETTING_8723B 0xC3
> #define EEPROM_VERSION_8723B 0xC4
> #define EEPROM_CustomID_8723B 0xC5
> -#define EEPROM_DEFAULT_DIFF 0XFE
> +#define EEPROM_DEFAULT_DIFF -2
>
> /* RTL8723BS */
> #define EEPROM_MAC_ADDR_8723BS 0x11A
> --
> 2.55.0
>
>

Does not apply against the staging-testing branch, please rebase and
resend.

thanks,

greg k-h