Nicholas Mc Guire <hofrat@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
> scanning for trivial bug-patters with coccinelle spatches returned:
> ./drivers/staging/rtl8723au/hal/rtl8723a_hal_init.c:1395
> WARNING: condition with no effect (if branch == else)
>
> drivers/staging/rtl8723au/hal/rtl8723a_hal_init.c - line numbers from 4.1-rc7
> 1395 if (bWithoutHWSM) {
> 1396 /* value16 |= (APDM_HOST | FSM_HSUS |/PFM_ALDN); */
> 1397 /* 2010/08/31 According to Filen description, we need to
> 1398 use HW to shut down 8051 automatically. */
> 1399 /* Because suspend operation need the asistance of 8051
> 1400 to wait for 3ms. */
> 1401 value16 = APDM_HOST | AFSM_HSUS | PFM_ALDN;
> 1402 } else {
> 1403 value16 = APDM_HOST | AFSM_HSUS | PFM_ALDN;
> 1404 }
> 1405
> 1406 rtl8723au_write16(padapter, REG_APS_FSMCO, value16); /* 0x4802 */
>
> Not clear what the intent is but this looks like a typo/bug in the assigment
> of value16 as the condition here has no effect.
Doesn't look like a typo, looks like someone at some point had commented
out PFM_ALDN in the bWithoutHWSM case. Why they did that and then later
overrode it, I have no idea.
Jes
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