On Tue, 2021-11-16 at 22:41 -0800, Joe Perches wrote:
> On Wed, 2021-11-17 at 06:36 +0000, cgel.zte@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > From: Ye Guojin <ye.guojin@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > This was found by coccicheck:
> > ./drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/fw/rs.c, 147, 10-21, WARNING
> > Unsigned expression compared with zero legacy_rate < 0
> []
> > diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/fw/rs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/fw/rs.c
> []
> > @@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ u32 iwl_new_rate_from_v1(u32 rate_v1)
> > }
> > /* if legacy format */
> > } else {
> > - u32 legacy_rate = iwl_legacy_rate_to_fw_idx(rate_v1);
> > + int legacy_rate = iwl_legacy_rate_to_fw_idx(rate_v1);
> >
> > WARN_ON(legacy_rate < 0);
>
> Why not just remove the WARN_ON instead?
>
Well, iwl_legacy_rate_to_fw_idx() _tries_ to return -1 if we can't find
the index.
But there are a few more wrong things in this implementation:
1. the iwl_legacy_rate_to_fw_idx() function is only called inside the
fw/rs.c file, so it should be static;
2. if we don't find the idx and return -1, we WARN but still use the
value, which will cause the rate_v2 to be set to 0xffffffff, which I'm
pretty sure is not the intention.
So, this should be fixed properly, rather than just changing the
function to return int.
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Cheers,
Luca.
