(adding the original submitter: Andrea Merello)
On Tue, 2017-11-28 at 14:39 -0600, Larry Finger wrote:
> On 11/28/2017 10:49 AM, Joe Perches wrote:
> > 61 entries in this table:
> >
> > static const u8 OFDM_CONFIG[] = {
> > 0x10, 0x0F, 0x0A, 0x0C, 0x14, 0xFA, 0xFF, 0x50,
> > 0x00, 0x50, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x5C, 0x00, 0x00,
> > 0x40, 0x00, 0x40, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0xA8, 0x26,
> > 0x32, 0x33, 0x06, 0xA5, 0x6F, 0x55, 0xC8, 0xBB,
> > 0x0A, 0xE1, 0x2C, 0x4A, 0x86, 0x83, 0x34, 0x00,
> > 0x4F, 0x24, 0x6F, 0xC2, 0x03, 0x40, 0x80, 0x00,
> > 0xC0, 0xC1, 0x58, 0xF1, 0x00, 0xC4, 0x90, 0x3e,
> > 0xD8, 0x3C, 0x7B, 0x10, 0x10
> > };
> >
> > but only 60 written?
> >
> > static void rtl8187se_write_ofdm_config(struct ieee80211_hw *dev)
> > {
> > /* write OFDM_CONFIG table */
> > int i;
> >
> > for (i = 0; i < 60; i++)
> > rtl8225se_write_phy_ofdm(dev, i, OFDM_CONFIG[i]);
> >
> > }
> >
> > This is the only use of OFDM_CONFIG.
> >
> > What is the defect here?
> >
> > Should 60 be ARRAY_SIZE(OFDM_CONFIG) or should the array be shortened?
> >
> > One too many entries or one too few a write?
> > My guess would be one too few a write.
>
> Joe,
>
> You are probably right; however, as I do not have this device and cannot test,
> the safer thing would be to crop the array back to 60 entries. That way the
> driver's behavior does not change.
I'd guess the safest change would be adding a comment
and not making a code change at all.
cheers, Joe
