Hi Sriram, Thank you for the patch! Perhaps something to improve: [auto build test WARNING on 35610745d71df567297bb40c5e4263cda38dddd5] url: https://github.com/intel-lab-lkp/linux/commits/Sriram-R/mac80211-Mesh-Fast-xmit-support/20220801-150754 base: 35610745d71df567297bb40c5e4263cda38dddd5 config: ia64-randconfig-s053-20220801 (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20220815/202208150050.GNG5Kywi-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/config) compiler: ia64-linux-gcc (GCC) 12.1.0 reproduce: wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/intel/lkp-tests/master/sbin/make.cross -O ~/bin/make.cross chmod +x ~/bin/make.cross # apt-get install sparse # sparse version: v0.6.4-39-gce1a6720-dirty # https://github.com/intel-lab-lkp/linux/commit/0818e073d360fa23c2a1e61f49d67a7b3e99a4e6 git remote add linux-review https://github.com/intel-lab-lkp/linux git fetch --no-tags linux-review Sriram-R/mac80211-Mesh-Fast-xmit-support/20220801-150754 git checkout 0818e073d360fa23c2a1e61f49d67a7b3e99a4e6 # save the config file mkdir build_dir && cp config build_dir/.config COMPILER_INSTALL_PATH=$HOME/0day COMPILER=gcc-12.1.0 make.cross C=1 CF='-fdiagnostic-prefix -D__CHECK_ENDIAN__' O=build_dir ARCH=ia64 SHELL=/bin/bash net/mac80211/ If you fix the issue, kindly add following tag where applicable Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@xxxxxxxxx> sparse warnings: (new ones prefixed by >>) >> net/mac80211/tx.c:3614:13: sparse: sparse: incorrect type in assignment (different address spaces) @@ expected struct sta_info *sta @@ got struct sta_info [noderef] __rcu *next_hop @@ net/mac80211/tx.c:3614:13: sparse: expected struct sta_info *sta net/mac80211/tx.c:3614:13: sparse: got struct sta_info [noderef] __rcu *next_hop vim +3614 net/mac80211/tx.c 3613 > 3614 sta = entry->mpath->next_hop; 3615 key = entry->key; 3616 3617 __skb_queue_head_init(&tx.skbs); 3618 3619 tx.flags = IEEE80211_TX_UNICAST; 3620 tx.local = local; 3621 tx.sdata = sdata; 3622 tx.sta = sta; 3623 tx.key = key; 3624 tx.skb = skb; 3625 3626 ieee80211_xmit_fast_finish(sdata, sta, entry->pn_offs, 3627 key, &tx); 3628 3629 __skb_queue_tail(&tx.skbs, skb); 3630 ieee80211_tx_frags(local, &sdata->vif, sta, &tx.skbs, false); 3631 return true; 3632 } 3633 -- 0-DAY CI Kernel Test Service https://01.org/lkp
