A compilation with the command "make C=2 CF="-D__CHECK_ENDIAN__" \ drivers/net/wireless/hostap/" yields the following warnings: CHECK drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_info.c drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_info.c:156:43: warning: incorrect type in argument 2 (different signedness) drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_info.c:156:43: expected unsigned long volatile *addr drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_info.c:156:43: got long *<noident> drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_info.c:294:44: warning: incorrect type in argument 2 (different signedness) drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_info.c:294:44: expected unsigned long volatile *addr drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_info.c:294:44: got long *<noident> drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_info.c:487:12: warning: incorrect type in argument 2 (different signedness) drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_info.c:487:12: expected unsigned long volatile *addr drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_info.c:487:12: got long *<noident> drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_info.c:491:12: warning: incorrect type in argument 2 (different signedness) drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_info.c:491:12: expected unsigned long volatile *addr drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_info.c:491:12: got long *<noident> The warnings are fixed with the following compile-tested fix: Signed-off-by: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@xxxxxxxxxxxx> --- Index: wireless-testing/drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_wlan.h =================================================================== --- wireless-testing.orig/drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_wlan.h +++ wireless-testing/drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_wlan.h @@ -822,7 +822,7 @@ struct local_info { int last_scan_results_count; enum { PRISM2_SCAN, PRISM2_HOSTSCAN } last_scan_type; struct work_struct info_queue; - long pending_info; /* bit field of pending info_queue items */ + unsigned long pending_info; /* bit field of pending info_queue items */ #define PRISM2_INFO_PENDING_LINKSTATUS 0 #define PRISM2_INFO_PENDING_SCANRESULTS 1 int prev_link_status; /* previous received LinkStatus info */ -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html