On Tue, Jun 15, 2021 at 4:48 AM David Laight <David.Laight@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > From: Jhih-Ming Huang > > Sent: 13 June 2021 11:22 > > > > This patch fixes the sparse warning of fix cast to restricted __le32. > > > > Signed-off-by: Jhih-Ming Huang <fbihjmeric@xxxxxxxxx> > > --- > > drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_security.c | 5 +++-- > > 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) > > > > diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_security.c > > b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_security.c > > index a99f439328f1..2f4da67e31c6 100644 > > --- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_security.c > > +++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_security.c > > @@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ void rtw_wep_decrypt(struct adapter *padapter, u8 *precvframe) > > arc4_crypt(ctx, payload, payload, length); > > > > /* calculate icv and compare the icv */ > > - *((u32 *)crc) = le32_to_cpu(~crc32_le(~0, payload, length - 4)); > > + *((u32 *)crc) = le32_to_cpu((__force __le32)~crc32_le(~0, payload, length - 4)); > > > > } > > } > > @@ -618,7 +618,8 @@ u32 rtw_tkip_decrypt(struct adapter *padapter, u8 *precvframe) > > arc4_setkey(ctx, rc4key, 16); > > arc4_crypt(ctx, payload, payload, length); > > Is someone using 'rc4' and 'security' in the same file? Sorry, I don't get it. Could you explain it more? thanks. > > > > > - *((u32 *)crc) = le32_to_cpu(~crc32_le(~0, payload, length - 4)); > > + *((u32 *)crc) = le32_to_cpu((__force __le32)~crc32_le(~0, payload, > > + length - 4)); > > > > if (crc[3] != payload[length - 1] || crc[2] != payload[length - 2] || > > crc[1] != payload[length - 3] || crc[0] != payload[length - 4]) > > In both cases the *((u32 *)crc) is also very dubious. > Casts of pointers to integer types are almost always broken. > Given the code that follows the second hunk I'm guessing you > have 'u8 crc[4];' (or equivalent). > That can be misaligned and then access will panic on some systems. > yes, I've sent the v3 PATCH and used Al Viro's suggestions. > There is a get_unaligned_be32() (or something similar) that can be used > to read the crc from (payload + length - 4). I also used memcmp for checking. thanks. --jmhuang > > David > > - > Registered Address Lakeside, Bramley Road, Mount Farm, Milton Keynes, MK1 1PT, UK > Registration No: 1397386 (Wales) >