The driver currently raises the following sparse warning: [...] cfg80211.c:360:42: warning: incorrect type in assignment (different base types) [...] cfg80211.c:360:42: expected unsigned int key_mgmt_suite [...] cfg80211.c:360:42: got restricted __be32 [usertype] CHECK drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/netdev.c This conversion was needed because historically the external supplicant (observed with wpa_supplicant) expects AKM suite as big endian in NL80211_CMD_EXTERNAL_AUTH message when the AKM suite is WLAN_AKM_SUITE_SAE. This is not needed anymore: - new (to be released) versions of wpa_supplicant now reads it in host endian _while_ keeping compatibility for older drivers - for new drivers used with current/old wpa_supplicant, this conversion has been added to nl80211 to force big endian when the AKM suite is WLAN_AKM_SUITE_SAE Remove this not-needed-anymore conversion to fix the sparse warning. Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@xxxxxxxxx> Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-kbuild-all/202308290615.lUTIgqUl-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/ Tested-on: WILC1000 hwB SPI WILC_WIFI_FW_REL_16_1-13452 Signed-off-by: Alexis Lothoré <alexis.lothore@xxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/cfg80211.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/cfg80211.c index f03fd15c0c97..cb564e2bad29 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/cfg80211.c +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/cfg80211.c @@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ static int connect(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev, memcpy(vif->auth.ssid.ssid, sme->ssid, sme->ssid_len); vif->auth.ssid.ssid_len = sme->ssid_len; } - vif->auth.key_mgmt_suite = cpu_to_be32(sme->crypto.akm_suites[0]); + vif->auth.key_mgmt_suite = sme->crypto.akm_suites[0]; ether_addr_copy(vif->auth.bssid, sme->bssid); break; -- 2.43.0
