dma_buf is being cast to __le16 *, but it was defined as u16 *. sparse reported this error as: drivers/staging/most/hdm-usb/hdm_usb.c:158:16: warning: cast to restricted __le16 This patch changes dma_buf from u16 to __le16. Signed-off-by: Ramiro Oliveira <Ramiro.Oliveira@xxxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/staging/most/hdm-usb/hdm_usb.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/staging/most/hdm-usb/hdm_usb.c b/drivers/staging/most/hdm-usb/hdm_usb.c index d6db0bd65be0..8a6da169bb12 100644 --- a/drivers/staging/most/hdm-usb/hdm_usb.c +++ b/drivers/staging/most/hdm-usb/hdm_usb.c @@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ static void wq_netinfo(struct work_struct *wq_obj); static inline int drci_rd_reg(struct usb_device *dev, u16 reg, u16 *buf) { int retval; - u16 *dma_buf = kzalloc(sizeof(u16), GFP_KERNEL); + __le16 *dma_buf = kzalloc(sizeof(__le16), GFP_KERNEL); u8 req_type = USB_DIR_IN | USB_TYPE_VENDOR | USB_RECIP_DEVICE; if (!dma_buf) -- 2.11.0 _______________________________________________ devel mailing list devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://driverdev.linuxdriverproject.org/mailman/listinfo/driverdev-devel