On Sat, Aug 28, 2021 at 04:40:46PM +0530, 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
I do not understand this sentence, what are you trying to say?
Remember, "it's" is short for "it is".
> 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 38f1bd591da9..bce73e8cbd52 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;
Is this whole function ever actually called?
Can someone run a ftrace on the driver to see if this function ever
runs, and if not, remove it?
thanks,
greg k-h
